"Carbonnade à la Flamande" Short Ribs

Ingredients

• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 whole star anise*
• 5 whole black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 4 to 4 ½ pounds beef short ribs (about 8)
• + 12 more ingredients
• • 1 large onion, sliced (about 3 cups)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 12-ounce bottles Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale or other brown ale
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 12-ounce bottle Guinness stout
  • 16 pitted prunes
  • ¹/₃ cup (packed) golden brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 5 x 3 x ½-inch slice crusty country-style bread
  • Chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • Special equipment: Cheesecloth

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