Om nom nom

soul_diaspora finally dared a recipe from Ana Sortun's cookbook Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean, which reads like the Martha Stewart of Near East-inspired nouvelle cuisine: "Braised beef short ribs with vanilla-glazed carrots".

Yum. That sauce is fan tas tic.

Ingredients were gathered from all over the city (although nothing from Chilly Chillies this time) and it paid off very well. The meat literally fell off the bones when the cords tying it in place were cut, and the mix of flavors was terrific.