4 stew chiles cilantro peas Recipes

lamb shanks , sawed in halves or thirds by a butcher, shredded ginger (from about a 1-in. piece), garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, leeks, white and pale green parts only, coarsely chopped (3 to 4 cups), vegetable oil, fresh green arbol , thai, or serrano chiles, stems on and slit lengthwise, cumin seeds, kosher salt, turmeric (optional), coarsely chopped cilantro leaves and tender stems (about 2 bunches), divided, freshly shelled peas (about 2 lbs. in the pod; see notes )

butter, chopped smoked ham, onion, chopped, black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained, frozen corn kernels, sugar, chopped fresh cilantro

beef brisket , cut into 2-inch strips across the grain, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, flour for dredging, vegetable oil, shinbone and 1 piece marrow bone, white onion, roughly chopped, head garlic, dry chick peas , soaked overnight in water to cover, salt, fresh mint sprigs, cilantro sprigs, dried mexican oregano, crumbled, unsalted butter, ripe plantains, cut into diagonal slices, unpeeled, vegetable oil , for cooking the vegetables, carrots, trimmed and quartered lengthwise, chayote, peeled and cut into thick slices, red potatoes, quartered, zucchini, trimmed and sliced 1/4-inch thick lengthwise, cabbage, cut into 8 wedges and core trimmed away, green beans, trimmed and halved, salsa fresca, ripe tomatoes, cored,seeded, and finely diced, red onion, minced, jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced, cilantro, leaves only chopped, lime juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper