6 braised chile spiced Recipes

dried black beans (about 2 1/4 cups), water, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, dried ancho chiles (3 to 4 medium), boiling-hot water, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, chopped canned chipotles in adobo plus 1 tbsp adobo sauce, tomato paste, molasses (not robust or blackstrap), cumin seeds, cold water, divided, beef short ribs, vegetable oil, sliced bacon, chopped, cinnamon stick, accompaniments: chopped white or red onion ; chopped cilantro

lamb shanks, plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper (all purpose), olive oil, onion, cut into thin wedges, garlic cloves, red chile, seeded and finely chopped, grated fresh ginger, five-spice powder, chopped tomatoes, soy sauce, brown sugar, low sodium chicken broth

unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, chicken stock, braised pork butt, shredded, roasted, seeded and diced green chiles, cajun spice, fresh parsley leaves, minced, diced tomatoes

meaty beef short ribs , about 1 lb. each, oil , for browning, salt & freshly ground black pepper, carrot, chopped, onion, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, garlic, minced, tomato paste, zinfandel or 1 bottle full bodied red wine, beef stock or 4 cups chicken stock, cinnamon stick, chipotle chiles in adobo, minced, cocoa, thyme, rosemary