Beef Shank Bourguignon Food

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate.
• Dry the beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle them with salt and pepper. In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.
• Toss the carrots, and onions, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper in the fat in the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Cognac, stand back, and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with the juices. Add the bottle of wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover the meat. Add the tomato paste and thyme. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven for about 1 1/4 hours or until the meat and vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork.
• Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into the stew. Add the frozen onions. Saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste.
• To serve, toast the bread in the toaster or oven. Rub each slice on 1 side with a cut clove of garlic. For each serving, spoon the stew over a slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley.

BRAISED BEEF SHANK WITH WINE AND TARRAGON

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.

OSSO BUCCO-STYLE BEEF SHANK

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Increase heat to medium-high. Add beef shank and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Return onion and garlic to the pan. Sprinkle thyme, oregano, rosemary, and marjoram over beef.
• Pour tomatoes and tomato paste into the pan. Fill the empty tomato paste can with water and pour into the pan. Stir in lemon zest, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until beef is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

BRAISED CHILE COLORADO BEEF SHANKS, OR CHAMORROS CON CHILE COLORADO

Steps:

• For the Sauce:
• In a stockpot, add the cleaned guajillo and ancho chiles along with 4 cups of water.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Turn heat off.
• Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Discard water.
• To a blender, add all the chiles, 2 cups of water, garlic, onion, bouillon, oregano, cumin, and salt.
• Strain the sauce into a separate container.
• Gently push the sauce through the strainer with the back of a cooking spoon.
• Set sauce aside until ready to use.
• For the meat:
• Separate the meat from the bone.
• Salt and pepper the meat.
• Heat the oil in a large stockpot.
• Brown the meat, stirring occasionally.
• Add flour to the meat pot.
• Cook for 2 minutes, or until you can no longer see the white flour.
• Add the sauce and remaining two cups of water.
• Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low-medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Taste for salt.
• Serve with rice, beans, and flour tortillas.

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 RECIPE

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 300°F. Season shanks all over with salt and pepper. In a large heavy roasting pan (alternatively, you can use 2 large pots such as Dutch ovens or straight-sided sauté pans, splitting ingredients between them), heat oil over high heat until shimmering. Add shanks and cook until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer shanks to a platter.
• Lower heat to medium-high and add onion, carrot, and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add wine, scraping up any browned bits, and bring to a simmer; lower heat to medium and cook until raw alcohol smell has mostly cooked off, about 20 minutes.
• Add thyme and bay leaves. Nestle shanks in cooking liquid so that they are almost mostly but not completely submerged; pour any accumulated juices from shanks into the roasting pan. Cut out a piece of parchment paper about the size of the roasting pan (or pots). Cut a hole in the center of the parchment and press against surface of shanks. Transfer to oven and braise until shanks are tender, about 3 hours.
• Discard parchment and transfer shanks to a clean platter. Skim rendered fat off surface of braising liquid and discard thyme and bay leaves. Using an immersion blender or blender, blend aromatics and braising liquid to form a smooth sauce. Thin with warm water or stock as needed to create a consistency just thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add soy sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve shanks with sauce, sprinkling parsley on top. Shanks can be refrigerated in their sauce for up to 4 days. Reheat before serving, and thinning reheated sauce if necessary with water.

BEEF SHANK BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Advance prep: - Finely chop the onions and celery. - Mince garlic if using whole cloves. - Chop carrots coarsely (1 inch chunks). - Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of shank. Searing: - Heat 1 tbs oil in skillet on high heat (use high-heat oil such as Avocado or Canola oil). - Heat 1 tbs oil in pot on med-high heat. - Lay shank flat on skillet to sear. (~2 min per side or until brown). - Add vegetables, garlic, and herbs to pot. Stir frequently. - Add wine to skillet and scrape to deglaze. Slow cooking: - Transfer shank and wine to pot. Lay the shank flat on top of the vegetables. - Add apple-cider vinegar (this helps tenderize the meat as well as extract minerals from the bone into the stock). - Add just enough stock to cover the vegetables and half of the shank, but the shank should not be fully submerged. - Bring to low boil, reduce heat to low, cover tightly, and cook for 3.5-4 hours. Serving: - When done, remove the meat and bone. (The meat may have fallen off the bone so fish around in the pot for the pieces. Serve with side of choice). Stock prep: - Strain the stock through a mesh sieve. - Discard the vegetables (all the nutrients are in the stock anyway). - As stock cools, fats will congeal on the surface (I prefer to save it but it can be skimmed off for a leaner stock). - Once refrigerated, the stock will be gelatinous. This is a good thing. It is indicative of a high collagen content. - Reheat the stock and drink it like tea (most delicious tea ever conceived) for whole-body support at any time of the day or reuse for cooking as you would any store-bought stock.