Aromatic Short Ribs

• 4-5 pounds short ribs cross cut, 2-3' chunks
• 1/2 cup tangerine or orange juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 cups dry sherry
• 1.5 cups low sodium tamari
• 1/4 cup rough chopped ginger
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 4 whole star anise
• 15 or so whole black peppercorns
• 1 dried red chili pepper
• 3 2' strips tangerine peel or dried tangerine
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup or so Wondra flour
• 1 tsp ground szechwan pepper corns (or more)
• vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons five spice powder
• 2 cup carrots, 1" chunks
• 6 shallots , halved
• 1 cup daikon radish, peeled, cut in 1" chunks

1. Marinate ribs in mixture of 1 cup sherry, 1/5 cup tamari, 3 garlic cloves, 2 tbs chopped ginger, 1/2 cup orange or tangerine juice let sit over night
2. Lightly toast peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, tangerine peel & chili - set aside
3. Remove the short ribs from marinade, dry well preheat oven to 350
4. Whisk together Wondra flour & Five Spice powder
5. Season ribs with salt & szechwan pepper, then dredge in flour/five spice mixture
6. Heat vegetable oil in a large heavy bottomed, oven proof stew pot. Brown short ribs on all four sides, take care not to crowd the pan or they will steam, This is the can be a tedious step but it is so very worth it. Remove each browned rib to s plate and set aside. Do not drain oil
7. Add toasted spices, carrots, shallots, diakon, ginger, garlic to the pot, stir to coat and let brown slightly.
8. Add meat back to pot, add remaining liquids ( sherry, soy, honey, tangerine juice etc) + marinade, add 1 cup water bring to simmer.
9. Cover tightly, and set in oven for 3 hours
10. Meat & Veg from liquid, strain liquid to remove whole spices. Add Meat & veg back to liquid , refrigerate overnight, skim fat & reheat over gentle heat to serve.

short ribs, tangerine, honey, sherry, tamari, rough chopped, garlic, star anise, black peppercorns, red chili pepper, tangerine, cinnamon, flour, ground szechwan pepper, vegetable oil, five spice powder, carrots, shallots, daikon radish

Taken from food52.com/recipes/8625-aromatic-short-ribs (may not work)