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Ingredientes
- Adapted from Food and Wine and Alton Brown
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 3/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 med-large onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 juniper berries (or a glug or 2 of gin, which I had to use when my local store had no juniper berries-the cheap stuff is fine)
- 1 t yellow mustard seeds
- 2 t white peppercorns
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed and roughly chopped
- 3 lb beef, braising cut (more if it is bone-in)
- 1-2 T vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 tart apples, peeled and chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 t dried thyme (or 1 T fresh thyme)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup sugar
- honey to taste
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