Braised Beef Short Ribs with Fennel Seeds

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic head, cloves separated, crushed
• 3 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp each rosemary and thyme
• 500 ml red wine
• 800 gm canned diced tomatoes
• 3 litres chicken stock (12 cups)
• 2 beef short ribs (about 700gm each)
• 5 anchovy fillets in oil
• 50 gm caster sugar
• Juice of 1 lemon