Description
Simple and delicious! Best served over rice, this makes tender beef and delicious sauce to which fresh spinach can be added for a touch of green. Serve over rice.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound beef shank
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- water
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
Instructions
- 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.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 2