Braised Beef Shank with Wine and Tarragon

Description

Was at the grocery store and beef shanks were on sale, brought it home and this was the result.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pounds beef shank
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 onion, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 cup Marsala wine
  • 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
  • water to cover
  • 2 tablespoons dried tarragon

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Heat olive oil in an oven-proof deep skillet with a lid over medium-high heat.
  3. Season beef shank with salt and pepper. Cook beef shank in hot oil until browned on all sides
  4. 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer beef shank to a plate.
  5. Sauté onion and celery in the same skillet until onion turns translucent
  6. 5 to 10 minutes. Pour in wine and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
  7. Place beef shank into onion-wine mixture; add beef broth and pour in enough water to cover 1/2 to 3/4 of the beef shank. Sprinkle tarragon over shank; cover the skillet with a lid.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until meat falls off the bone
  9. about 5 hours. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 5 hrs 10 mins

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins

Servings: 4

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