5 braised pearl apricots Recipes

beef brisket, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, red wine, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, peeled and smashed, shallots, peeled and thinly sliced, carrots, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks, celery ribs, cut into 1-inch chunks, leek, white part only, cut into 1-inch chunks, dried apricot, fresh italian parsley, fresh thyme, bay leaves, tomato paste, homemade beef stock or 2 quarts good-quality canned beef broth, homemade beef stock or 1/4 cup good-quality canned beef broth, white pearl onion, minced parsley (to garnish )

lamb shanks , about 8 oz each, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh thyme , plus 2 sprigs, fresh rosemary, lemon , zested in big strips, garlic cloves, halved, cinnamon sticks, plus 2 sticks, whole black peppercorns, bay leaves, sugar, full-bodied red wine , such as cabernet sauvignon, all-purpose flour, olive oil, lamb or chicken stock, pearl onions, peeled, carrots, coarsely chopped, green spanish olives, dried apricots

beef brisket, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, red wine, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, peeled and smashed, shallots, peeled and thinly sliced, carrots, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks, celery ribs, cut into 1-inch chunks, leek, white part only, cut into 1-inch chunks, dried apricot, fresh flat-leaf parsley, fresh thyme, bay leaves, tomato paste, homemade beef stock or 2 quarts good-quality canned beef broth, homemade beef stock or 1/4 cup good-quality canned beef broth, white pearl onion, minced fresh parsley, for garnish

boneless pork shoulder , such as boston butt (about 4 lb, trimmed of excess fat), salt & freshly ground black pepper (kosher or sea), garlic cloves, crushed with a garlic press, light olive oil, onion, chopped, carrot, diced, peeled white pearl onion, kirsch (or brandy), full-bodied dry red wine (with a lively acidity), stock (beef or chicken or both), pitted dried sour cherries, dried apricot (preferably californian, halved or quartered if large), bay leaf, cinnamon stick, fresh rosemary sprigs