BRAISED BEEF SHANK WITH WINE AND TARRAGON
Was at the grocery store and beef shanks were on sale, brought it home and this was the result.
Provided by zuklaak
Categories Main Dish Recipes
Time 5h25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Heat an oven-proof deep skillet with a lid over medium-high heat on the stove; add olive oil. Season beef shank with salt and pepper. Cook beef shank in the hot oil until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer beef shank to a plate.
- Saute onion and celery in the same skillet until onion starts to get translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour wine over onion mixture and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Return beef shank to onion-wine mixture; add beef broth and pour in enough water to cover 1/2 to 3/4 the beef shank. Sprinkle tarragon over shank; cover skillet with lid.
- Bake in the preheated oven until meat is falling off the bone, at least 5 hours. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.3 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Cholesterol 79.4 mg, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 32.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 449.1 mg, Sugar 6.3 g
GARLICKY BRAISED BEEF SHANKS
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories main-dish
Time 3h40m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Season the beef shanks with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the shanks, in batches if necessary, until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion, celery and carrot to the pot and cook, stirring, until just starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the wine, bring to a boil and simmer until reduced by about half. Add the tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, then return the shanks to the pot. Nestle the shanks into the tomatoes, then add the stock (it should almost cover the shanks). Bring to a simmer. Cover the pot, transfer to the oven and braise until the meat is very tender, about 3 hours.
- Transfer the cooked shanks and their bones to a cutting board. Use a ladle to remove as much of the fat from the surface of the cooking liquid as possible. Coarsely shred the meat from the shanks, discarding any large chunks of fat. Return the shredded meat to the sauce and simmer on the stove over medium-high heat until slightly reduced, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve. The bones can be served on the side if desired; the marrow is delicious spread on toast.
BRAISED BEEF SHANKS
Steps:
- Preheat the oil to 350 degrees F in the fryer.
- In a large stock pot or braising pot, add the olive oil. Season the shanks with salt and pepper. Season the flour with Essence. Dredge the shanks in the seasoned flour, coating each side completely. When the oil is hot, sear the shanks for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until very brown on all sides. Remove the shanks and set aside. Add the onions to the pan and saute for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the celery and carrots and continue to saute for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook for 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with the red wine, scraping the bottom and sides to loosen the browned particles. Add the stock. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Add the shanks and continue to cook for about 2 hours, basting the shanks often, or until the sauce is stew-like and the meat starts to fall of the bone. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Place the parsnips in the fryer and fry until golden about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent the parsnips from sticking together. Remove the parsnips from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the parsnips with salt and pepper. To serve, mound the pudding in the center of the plate. Lay a few of the shanks on top of the potatoes and spoon some of the gravy over the top. Sprinkle with parsley and garnish with the fried parsnips.
RED WINE-BRAISED BEEF SHANKS WITH MUSHROOMS AND BASIL-MASHED POTATOES
Steps:
- In a large Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over high heat until very hot.
- Season shanks on both sides with the Essence, transfer to Dutch oven and cook until browned on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer shanks to a plate and set aside. Add onion, celery, carrots and mushrooms to the Dutch oven and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and beginning to caramelize, about 7 minutes.
- Add garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary and cook for 2 minutes. Add red wine and stir well with a wooden spoon, scraping bottom of pan to loosen any bits. Add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, beef stock, basil, parsley, crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper and stir well to combine.
- Return shanks to the Dutch oven and bring sauce to a boil. Cover Dutch oven, lower heat to a simmer and cook for 5 hours, stirring occasionally, or until shanks are tender. Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately, with sauce ladled over Basil-Mashed Potatoes. Serve with Sauteed Fennel and Leeks.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
- Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
- In a saucepan combine potatoes with enough water to cover by 1 inch and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain potatoes in a colander. Add butter and milk to the saucepan and heat until butter is melted. Return potatoes to the saucepan, add sour cream, and mash with a potato masher until desired smoothness is achieved. Season with more salt (if necessary) and black pepper. Stir in chopped basil and serve immediately.
- 4 servings
- Heat a medium sized saute pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil. Add fennel and saute for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add leeks and season with salt and pepper. Saute until fennel and leeks are tender, another 4 minutes. Add lemon zest and butter and toss. Adjust seasoning and serve.
RED WINE BRAISED BEEF SHANKS WITH ROASTED GARLIC MASHED POTATOES
My husband went shopping at the halal (like kosher) meat market and brought back beef shanks, which I'd never worked with. After searching around for what I could do with them, I ended up augmenting a recipe that seemed to have been a synopsis of a recipe demonstrated on Emeril's show. I made some changes and boy howdy! Husband says I can make this every night! I could just eat the potatoes and gravy and be quite happy. For dessert, I served baked apples with a raisin/nut/spice stuffing. The recipe is written for stove/oven braising, but I will be trying this next time on the low setting of my crockpot. I'm sure it will work quite nicely, perhaps even better. This is a really homey dish, but has dinner party taste and can be prepared in the morning and left to cook all day while you get ready.
Provided by kitchengrrl
Categories Meat
Time 4h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- If the shanks have a white membrane around the outside, slit that membrane from top to bottom all around the meat to prevent curling during cooking.
- Season the beef shanks with salt and pepper.
- Dredge the beef shanks in the seasoned flour, coating each side completely.
- When the oil is hot, sear the beef shanks for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until brown on all sides.
- Remove the shanks and set aside.
- Add the onions to the pan and saute for 2 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the celery, carrots and parsnips, and continue to saute for 1 minute.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the garlic and herbs.
- Cook for 1 minute.
- Deglaze the pan with the red wine, scraping the bottom and sides to loosen the browned particles.
- Add the stock and mushrooms.
- Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
- Add the beef shanks and continue to cook for about 2-4 hours, basting the shanks often, or until the sauce is stew-like and the meat starts to fall off the bone.
- You can leave it to simmer on the stove, or put the whole pot into a 300 degree oven.
- Season with salt and pepper if needed.
- If sauce is not thick enough, add cornstarch mixed with sauce from stew.
- About half an hour before you are ready to serve, make the potatoes.
- Boil and drain the potatoes.
- Add seasonings and butter, then about 1/3 c half and half.
- Mash to desired consistency, adding more cream as necessary.
- To serve, mound garlic mashed potatoes in the center of the plate.
- Lay a beef shank beside the potatoes and spoon some of the gravy over the top.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 787.7, Fat 16.5, SaturatedFat 9.6, Cholesterol 38, Sodium 1967.8, Carbohydrate 131.8, Fiber 12.7, Sugar 9.6, Protein 21.4
Tips:
- Use a heavy pot or Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid to ensure the beef shanks braise evenly and the liquid doesn't evaporate too quickly.
- Brown the beef shanks in a little oil before braising to develop flavor and color.
- Add a variety of vegetables to the pot along with the beef shanks, such as carrots, celery, onions, and garlic. This will add flavor and nutrition to the dish.
- Use a good quality red wine for braising the beef shanks. A full-bodied wine with a lot of flavor will stand up to the rich beef and vegetables.
- Add a bouquet garni to the pot to infuse the braising liquid with herbs and spices. A classic bouquet garni includes parsley, thyme, and bay leaf.
- Braise the beef shanks for at least 2 hours, or until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender. The longer you braise the beef shanks, the more flavorful they will be.
- Serve the beef shanks with mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Braised beef shanks are a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. The beef shanks are slowly braised in a flavorful red wine sauce until they are fall-off-the-bone tender. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.
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