Maple-Brined Double-Cut Pork Chop Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 double-cut pork chops cut from Rack of Pork
• Maple Brine (recipe follows)
• 1 qt. apple cider or apple juice
• 1.5 oz. maple syrup
• 2.5 oz. kosher salt
• 0.5 oz. fresh sage leaves
• 1 oz. fresh rosemary
• 5 bay leaves
• 4 cups ice
• 7 oz. coarse yellow cornmeal
• 8 oz. all-purpose flour
• 1.5 oz. granulated sugar
• 5 oz. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. kosher salt
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 3 cups whole milk
• 2 cups clarified butter
• 1 Tbsp. whole butter
• 1 Honeycrisp apple
• 1 Granny Smith apple
• 1 fennel bulb
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• Kosher salt, to taste
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp. water
• ⅔ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 star anise pod