4 braised spiced short black Recipes

beef flanken-cut short rib pieces, excess fat trimmed, or 24 single short ribs (see notes), kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, flour, olive oil, yellow onions, finely chopped, carrots, cut into 1/2-in. dice, red wine, dry sherry, bay leaves, chopped fresh thyme, canned tomato paste, soy sauce, cinnamon stick, star anise pod, reduced-sodium beef stock

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

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