Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, braised beef shanks. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Braised beef shanks is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Braised beef shanks is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

In a large stock pot or braising pot, add the olive oil. Season the shanks with salt and pepper. Scrape bottom of pot to dissolve any accumulated fond. Lay beef back down on top of vegetables and lay rosemary across the beef.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook braised beef shanks using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Braised beef shanks:

1. Take 2 bone-in beef shanks
2. Take 1 head garlic, unpeeled and halved along it's equator
3. Take 2 sticks celery, cut into large chunks
4. Prepare 1 large carrot, cut into large chunks
5. Get 2 bay leaves
6. Prepare 1 handful thyme sprigs
7. Take 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns
8. Take 2 tbsp butter
9. Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
10. Get 2 carrots, sliced 1/4 in thick
11. Make ready 1 tbsp tomato paste
12. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
13. Prepare 1 cup sherry
14. Take 1 cup beef stock
15. Make ready 2 medium waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4 in slices
16. Make ready 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
17. Prepare 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
18. Make ready 1 handful green beans, halved
19. Get 1/4 cup capers
20. Get 1 heap tsp constarch

Brown the shanks, in batches if necessary, until golden brown on. Just add a side dish of rice or some mashed potato cakes or twice baked potatoes, with a delicious glass of red wine and you have the perfect dish to enjoy with friends/family. Liberally season the beef shanks with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a large Dutch oven and heat to high heat.

Steps to make Braised beef shanks:

1. 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.
2. Remove the shanks and set them aside to cool. Strain the braising liquid thorough a sieve lined with a coffee filter.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.

Liberally season the beef shanks with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a large Dutch oven and heat to high heat. Once hot, add the shanks, and sear until browned on all sides. Once the beef is browned, remove from the Dutch oven and set aside. In a large stock pot or braising pot, add the olive oil.

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