22 california plum Recipes

meaty cross-cut veal shanks (osso buco; 5 to 6 1/2 lb total), each tied with kitchen string, all-purpose flour, olive oil, unsalted butter, onions , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced, carrot, finely chopped, celery rib, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, dry white wine, chicken broth, whole plum tomatoes with juice (not in puree), coarsely chopped, kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and halved, fresh thyme leaves, fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, by 1/2-inch) strips fresh lemon zest , cut crosswise into fine julienne, salt , or to taste, black pepper , or to taste, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, garlic clove, minced, grated fresh fresh lemon zest

dried guajillo chiles * (1 1/2 oz), dried ancho chile * (1/2 oz), rib pork chops (1 lb total), bones discarded, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, by 1/4-inch) piece cinnamon stick, cider vinegar, garlic cloves, quartered, dried oregano (preferably mexican), crumbled, salt, vegetable oil, mexican cemita rolls ** or 8 sesame seed hamburger buns, ripe california avocados, fresh papalo leaves *** or cilantro leaves, oaxacan string cheese *** or other string cheese, finely shredded with your fingers (1 1/2 cups), canned chipotle chiles in adobo (optional), finely chopped, white onion, thinly sliced, plum tomato , thinly sliced crosswise