Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • 2 quarts ice cubes
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup medium-bodied (dry white wine (such as Chardonnay))
  • 2/3 cup Diamond kosher salt or 1/2 cup Morton’s kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 8 black peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
  • 12 thyme sprigs
  • 1 inch piece ginger (sliced)
  • 4 cloves garlic (smashed)
  • One (5 1/2- to 6 1/2-pound) bone-in pork loin* (frenched and tied (the fattier the pork, the better the taste!))
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 16 cipollini onions
  • 3 rosemary sprigs (plus leaves for garnish)
  • 1/3 cup yellow mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons mild-flavored oil such as rice bran oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 2 pounds small to medium seedless red grapes
  • 1 cup red verjus (or substitute dry red wine or red wine vinegar, plus a large pinch of granulated sugar)
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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