4 braised blanc Recipes

lamb shanks, all purpose flour, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onions (about 2 medium), chopped peeled carrots, chopped celery, garlic cloves, minced, generous ) tomato paste, low-salt chicken broth, sauvignon blanc or other dry white wine, fresh italian parsley sprigs, chopped fresh thyme, bay leaves, chopped fresh mint, grated lemon peel, minced fresh green garlic or 1 garlic clove, minced, unpeeled 1 1/2-to 1 3/4-inch baby red potatoes or baby yukon gold potatoes, slender baby carrots, trimmed, peeled, sugar snap peas , strings removed, butter, fresh pea tendrils

bacon, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, organic chickens, about 3 1/2 to 4 lb each, quartered, rinsed and patted dry, salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion, finely chopped, pearl onions, peeled, minced shallots (2 large shallots), head garlic, cloves separated and peeled, button mushrooms , wiped clean and halved or quartered if large (should match size of pearl onions), all-purpose flour, tomato paste, full-bodied dry white wine , such as white burgundy, or a california chardonnay, rich chicken stock, fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, bay leaves, heavy cream, egg noodles , cooked according to package directions, accompaniment, braised leeks , recipe follows, chopped fresh parsley leaves, leeks , tough outer leaves discarded and trimmed to about 7-inches in length, butter, chicken stock, chopped thyme leaves, salt, pepper

bacon joint, dry white wine, vegetable stock, peppercorn, star anise, onion, roughly chopped, apple, roughly chopped