Vermouth Braised Beef with Olive Lemon Herb Relish

Ingredients

• 3 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into 2 inch chunks
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 3 shallots, peeled and cut in half
• 6 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 inch piece of fresh ginger, split
• 1 tbsp peppercorns
• 2 tsp coriander seeds
• 2 whole cardamom pods, split
• 2 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup dry vermouth
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• Lemon peel
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 juniper berries
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1⁄4 cup parsley, minced
• 1⁄4 cup cilantro, minced
• 1⁄3 cup olives, pitted and sliced thinly
• 1⁄2 serrano, sliced thinly
• 1 scallion, sliced thinly
• Segments from 1 lemon, chopped