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Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs beef chuck, preferably bone-in
- 4 T grapeseed oil, divided
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 T ground dried rose petals (optional, see note above)
- 2 T Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 t ground cardamom
- 1/2 t freshly ground black pepper
- 1 t golpar (ground angelica seeds) (I had to leave out as I could not find it)
- 1/2 t ground coriander
- 1 t freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 t ground cumin
- 1 t dried Persian lime powder (I could not find) or dried lime juice powder
- 1/2 t cherry tart powder (optional, not traditional, but I had and it sounded good)
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