Slow Cooked Beef Shank in Tomato and Herb Sauce

👉Ingredients:

↪️4 slices of beef shank

↪️2 carrots

↪️2 celery stalks

↪️1 onion

↪️2 garlic cloves

↪️400 g (14 oz) peeled tomatoes

↪️50 g (1/3 cup) flour

↪️200 ml (3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) raisin juice (or dry grape juice)

↪️200 ml (3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) chicken broth

↪️1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf)

↪️4 tablespoons olive oil

↪️Salt and pepper

↪️Chopped parsley for garnish

👉Instructions:

✅️1. Lightly flour the slices of beef shank.

✅️2. In a Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat the olive oil and brown the beef on both sides. Remove and set aside.

✅️3. In the same pot, sauté the chopped onion, diced carrots, and celery.

✅️4. Add the crushed garlic and peeled tomatoes. Mix well.

✅️5. Return the beef shanks to the pot, deglaze with the raisin juice, and reduce by half.

✅️6. Add the chicken broth and bouquet garni. Season with salt and pepper.

✅️7. Cover and simmer on low heat for 1.5 to 2 hours, until the meat is tender.

✅️8. Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley.

▶️Prep time: 20 minutes

▶️Cook time: 2 hours

▶️Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes

▶️Calories: 450 kcal per serving

▶️Servings: 4