Braised Lamb without meat anise tomatoes herbs orange sprinkles

12 dried shiitake mushrooms 2 1/2 cups boiling water 1 3-inch-long piece fresh ginger, peeled, thickly sliced 3 garlic cloves, peeled 3/4 cup coarsely chopped[...]

4 2-inch-thick lamb shoulder-blade chops (about 4 3/4 pounds total) 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 large red onions, coarsely chopped 6 large[...]

2 tablespoons olive oil 4 each lamb shanks about 12 oz ea. * 1 medium onion finely diced 2 medium carrots finely diced 2 each celery stalks thinly sliced 1[...]