Try making an ingredient like beef shank. The recipes are original, simple and quick. The meat of the shank is healthy, tender and very tasty. Therefore, dishes with such an ingredient can be consumed daily.
Beef stew on bone
This dish is baked in the oven. Consider a two-serving recipe. You need the following ingredients:
1. Beef drumstick on the bone - 2 pcs.
2. Scallions - 1 pc.
3. White onion - 1 pc.
4. Garlic - 1 head.
5. Large carrots - 1 pc.
6. Celery - 1 stalk.
7. Red wine - 1 tbsp.
8. Beef broth - 4 tbsp.
9. Red tomatoes - 0.5 kg.
10. Fresh rosemary - 1 sprig.
11. Dried basil - 1 tsp.
12. Oregano - 1 tsp.
13. Salt to taste.
14. Milk - 2 tbsp.
15. Olive oil.
For cooking, you need to separate the meat a little from the bone. To make a round shape, tie a thread. Salt the meat and grease liberally with olive oil. Fry the pot on all sides.
Cut carrots and two kinds of onions arbitrarily. Add vegetables to the shanks and sauté. When the onion becomes soft, then add wine with broth (can be replaced with water). You need so much fluid to cover most of the meat.
Wipe the tomatoes through a sieve, tomato juice should be poured into the container where the shanks are. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Then add all the spices and herbs that are in the recipe. Stew meat until tender. It should become soft and tender.
Typically, beef shank is cooked for about two hours. If the liquid evaporates quickly, you need to add more wine, water or broth. It can be served with a pallet (corn porridge) or with boiled potatoes.
Boneless stew
This recipe is simpler than the previous one, but also takes a lot of time. To prepare the dish, take two beef shanks, separate them from the bone, rinse well and lay on a paper towel.
Fry the meat over high heat until golden brown. Put it in the pan. Now chop the green onions, but not finely. The length of the strip should be at least 3 cm. Cut the carrots into circles. Grind ginger, garlic and star anise. Take all the ingredients to your liking. They will add aroma and unusual taste to the dish.
Put all prepared vegetables in a pan to the meat. Add 1 tbsp. red wine, 1 tsp vinegar and beef broth (about 3 tbsp). It is necessary that the liquid covers the meat and vegetables.
Now salt everything, cover and simmer for about two hours over low heat. However, this is only if the meat is young. Sometimes it takes more time. When the meat can be easily pierced with a toothpick, it is ready.
Gradually, the fluid decreases. Boneless beef without bone becomes softer, more tender and juicy. When the meat is cooked, remove it, cool and cut it nicely into slices or half rings.
Oven baked potato
Do not separate the meat from the bone. Wash it and dry it. Salt, pepper the shank and grease liberally with olive oil. Put in a container, let it marinate. After 20 minutes add 3 tbsp. l soy sauce and 2 tbsp. l honey. Let the shank marinate further.
Meanwhile, cut into large pieces carrots, chives, and garlic. You can add hot pepper. Then take a baking sheet, lay a foil on it. Put the meat there and sprinkle with vegetables that you prepared in advance. Cover all ingredients with foil. Place in the oven at 250 degrees. Bake for 1.5 hours.
Remember to check the meat periodically. After an hour and a half, open the top foil to brown the meat. When 30 minutes have passed, turn the shanks over to the other side.
In total, the meat is baked for about 3 hours. It goes well with mashed potatoes.
Cooking Tips
When choosing meat, always pay attention to the cut. If the color is dark, brown or gray, the drumstick is of poor quality or from an old animal. The meat should be a bright red color without any spots. If you want the beef shank to be very juicy and soft, it should languish over low heat. Even when cold, the meat is tasty.
To give a special color and taste, the drumstick must be soaked in onion feathers and in saline, where various herbs and spices are added.
Before baking meat in the oven, fry it in a pan. Then the shank turns out not only fragrant, soft and tender, but also more juicy. Ingredients such as garlic, ginger and hot pepper emphasize the originality and piquancy of the dish.
Presentation
To decorate dishes, you need to be creative, show imagination and experiment. Take a chilled beef drumstick, cut it into oblique rings and lay out in a circle around the plate.
Put a leaf of lettuce on the dish, and a few cut pieces of drumsticks on it. Separately, prepare sweet and sour sauce, where pineapple and lemon juice are added. Pour them in a circle around the plate, and you can put a few drops. It all depends on your tastes and preferences.
Do not forget about greens, as it emphasizes not only the taste, but also the beauty of the dish. Greens can be finely chopped and sprinkled with it meat. If you don’t like it, then put a few leaves of parsley or green onions, asparagus. In addition, ingredients such as colorful bell peppers and tomatoes will decorate the dish. Vegetables can also be laid out in a circle of plates.
Imagine, experiment, and relatives, close people will appreciate your culinary abilities.