Italian Smothered Pork Chops

Ingredients (24)

• FOR THE BRINE:
• 3 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 3 tbsp Kosher salt
• 1 cup hot tap water
• 2 cups cold tap water
• 6 or 7 black peppercorns
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 whole clove
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 stick of cinnamon
• FOR THE CHOPS:
• 4 loin pork chops
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 10 small, whole sweet cherry peppers
• 10 small, whole hot cherry peppers
• 6 tbsp sweet cherry pepper juice from the jar
• 6 tbsp hot cherry pepper juice from the jar
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
• 2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley