4 stewed pork ribs with fennel and tomato Recipes

oil, pork ribs, cut to the size of your choice, fennel seeds, crushed dried chillies, cracked black pepper, onion, peeled and roughly chopped, garlic, peeled and chopped, lemon peel (use a vegetable peeler), tomatoes (approx 400g), water or stock, salt and sugar

red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips, yellow bell pepper, sliced into thin strips, onion, sliced thin, garlic cloves, minced, boneless pork shoulder or 2 1/2 lbs country-style pork ribs, cubed 1 1/2 inch cubes, olive oil, diced tomatoes, red wine, fennel seed, dried orange peel, crushed rosemary, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, ground black pepper, flour, water

dried chickpeas (2 1/2 cups), picked over, tomatoes, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, olive oil, slab bacon , rind discarded and bacon cut into 1/4-inch dice, unsalted butter, garlic cloves, minced, fresh jalapeno chiles (about 3), seeded and minced, celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice, red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice, fresh poblano chile , ribs and seeds discarded and chile cut into 1/4-inch dice, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice, fennel bulb (sometimes called anise), stalks cut off and discarded and bulb cut into 1/4-inch dice, turkish bay leaves or 1 california, sweet spanish sherry, chicken stock (page 314), or 7 cups low-sodium chicken broth plus 3 cups water, fresh chorizo* links (spiced mexican pork sausage), chicken thighs with skin and bones (about 4; preferably organic ), salt, black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary sprigs, wheel cowgirl creamery mt. tam **, or other soft mild triple-creme cow s-milk cheese such as explorateur, at room temperature