3 cider brined pork chops with grilled apples Recipes

pork chops, about 1 inch thick each, cold water, brown sugar, kosher salt, apple cider, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh ground black pepper, stalks fresh rosemary , whole branches, bay leaves

hard apple cider, kosher salt, dried rosemary, dried sage, dried thyme, whole black peppercorns, center-cut pork loin chops, each about 12 oz and 1 1/2 inches thick , trimmed of excess fat, extra-virgin olive oil, apple jelly, unsalted butter, calvados or applejack (apple brandy), granny smith apples, each cut into 6 wedges and cores removed