INGREDIENTS
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2 cups apple juice
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3 cups cold water
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1/4 cup kosher salt, plus more to taste
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1/4 cup maple syrup or sorghum syrup
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3 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper, plus more to taste
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1/2 cinnamon stick
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Six 1 1/2-inch-thick center-cut pork loin chops, trimmed of excess fat
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling