Beef Shortribs, Italiano – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. beef shortribs (not Maui or Korean style)
• 4 oz. pancetta, cut in a thick slice & diced into ¼” cubes
• EVO
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, diced fine
• 2 stalks celery, diced fine
• 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
• 4 whole sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 whole small sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 cup each dry red wine & beef stock** or tinned low/no salt broth
• 1 cup peeled pearl onions or 1 ½ cups peeled cipolline onions (Italian flat onions)
• 1 large bay leaf
• 4 juniper berries, crushed
• 2 Tbsp. chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Potato starch for thickening
• 4 Tbsp. finely chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon or a combination of orange & lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic, minced