3 very berry pork Recipes

pork chops, 3/4 inch thick, vegetable oil, strawberry preserves, mustard, cider vinegar

fresh or jarred sauerkraut, unsalted butter or duck, chicken, or goose fat, apple-cured bacon , cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, yellow onions, peeled and sliced, fresh thyme, bay leaves, black peppercorns, juniper berries, lightly crushed, head garlic , split in 1/2 crosswise, ham hocks, scored, chicken stock, dark or amber beer (recommended : abita amber), andouille or garlic sausage, kielbasa, or knockwurst, cut into 3-inch lengths, bratwurst or veal sausage, cut into 3-inch lengths, boneless smoked pork chops (or 8 very small ), creole, whole-grain , or dijon mustard, for serving