Pork Chops with Glazed Turnips and Cider Sauce

Name: Pork Chops with Glazed Turnips and Cider Sauce
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 1 cup apple juice; 3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar; 2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt; 8 sage leaves, bruised; 4 garlic cloves, peeled, halved; 4 small bay leaves; 2 whole star anise; 1 serrano chile, halved; 1 1/4-inch-thick slice fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns; 4 8- to 9-ounce pork rib chops (1 to 1 1/4 inches thick); 3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar; 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar; 1 cup low-salt chicken broth; 1 cup beef broth; 1 fresh sage sprig; 8 baby turnips, trimmed; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, divided; 1 fresh sage sprig; 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup

Photographer Jeff Riedel

June 8, 2009

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