Simple Way to Prepare Ultimate Braised beef shanks

Braised beef shanks.

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, braised beef shanks. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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

Instructions 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..

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