Pork Chops with Barberry Compote

Name: Pork Chops with Barberry Compote
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3 ½ tablespoons coarse sea salt; 1 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar; 1 ½ tablespoons honey; 4 rosemary sprigs; 4 whole cloves; 4 allspice berries; 3 thyme sprigs; 1 whole star anise pod; 6 bone-in center-cut pork loin chops (about 12 ounces each); 2 cups dried barberries or cranberries; 1 ½ cups unsweetened pomegranate juice; ½ cup honey; 6 cardamom pods; 4 cloves; 2 whole star anise pods; 2 thyme sprigs; 2 bay leaves; Salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil