Alright, here's what I want out of this dish Spice, piggy, apple, crisp, sweet. Something BETTER than a jar of applesauce and chops.
To those ends
Good fat content chops or tenderloin
thyme, pepper, coriander? salt a tbs apple cider vinegar
4 1/2 cups apple cider (pref spiced add some cinnamon and cloves if its not in the cards)
Brine over night
Retrieve and sear pork, add the brine back as a poaching liquid
add 2 sliced red apples
Retrieve chops and apples
add about a cup of sugar to the liquid, boil and reduce, ladle bed and drizzle appropriately.
And if that doesn't work, by god I'll use white wine. I know that poach/reduction.
I think a cream sauce or dollop is in order as well. Along with some pomegranete.
Sides? Wild+long grain rice. Duh. A small bed of baby spinach and greens. Red potatoes+olive oil is another favorite of mine.
Or grits. Parmesan grits? YES! Jalapeno grits... maybe.
