Braised beef shanks. In a large stock pot or braising pot, add the olive oil. Season the shanks with salt and pepper. Sprinkle beef with salt on both sides.
Season the beef shanks with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Dredge the beef shanks through the flour and coat it (skip this if you're low-carb).
Hey everyone, it's me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, braised beef shanks. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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In a large stock pot or braising pot, add the olive oil. Season the shanks with salt and pepper. Sprinkle beef with salt on both sides.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have braised beef shanks using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Braised beef shanks:
- {Take of bone-in beef shanks.
- {Take of garlic, unpeeled and halved along it's equator.
- {Make ready of celery, cut into large chunks.
- {Prepare of large carrot, cut into large chunks.
- {Make ready of bay leaves.
- {Make ready of thyme sprigs.
- {Make ready of whole black peppercorns.
- {Get of butter.
- {Take of large onion, chopped.
- {Make ready of carrots, sliced 1/4 in thick.
- {Take of tomato paste.
- {Prepare of garlic, crushed and chopped.
- {Get of sherry.
- {Make ready of beef stock.
- {Prepare of medium waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4 in slices.
- {Get of chopped fresh rosemary.
- {Make ready of chopped fresh thyme.
- {Prepare of green beans, halved.
- {Take of capers.
- {Make ready of heap tsp constarch.
Melt the butter in a large oven-safe braising pan over medium to medium-high heat. Fry the beef shanks in the butter until browned on the outside. Remove the beef shanks to a plate. Heat an oven-proof deep skillet with a lid over medium-high heat on the stove; add olive oil.
Instructions to make Braised beef shanks:
- Season the shanks liberally with salt and sear them with a little veg oil in a large pot on high heat. Once the shanks are browned on both sides, add enough cold water to cover. Add the halved head of garlic, celery, carrot, bay leaves, thyme sprigs and peppercorns. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium and simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Skim any pooled fat and gunk from the surface occasionally..
- Remove the shanks and set them aside to cool. Strain the braising liquid thorough a sieve lined with a coffee filter..
- Add the butter to a medium pot on medium-high heat. Add the onion and sliced carrots and fry 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and chopped garlic and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Deglaze the pot with the sherry and let simmer until about 3/4 of the sherry has boiled off..
- Strip the meat and any marrow off the shanks and add it to the pot along with the strained braising liquid, beef stock, potatoes, rosemary and thyme. Let simmer for 30 minutes. Add the beans and capers and simmer for 5 minutes more..
- Make a slurry by adding a splash of water to a bowl and adding the cornstarch. Whisk until smooth. Whisk the slurry into the pot and let the stew simmer for a final 5 minutes. Add any extra salt and pepper as needed before serving..
Season beef shank with salt and pepper. Transfer beef shank to a plate. Hefty beef shanks are braised in an ample amount of red wine with carrots and onions until the meat is tender and falling off the bone. The braising liquid and aromatic vegetables are then blended into a rich sauce. Why this recipe works: The aromatics and braising liquid blend together to form a smooth, rich sauce.
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