A friend of mine gave me a shank yesterday and I'm looking for some ideas on how to cook it. My first thought was to braise it with beef stock, red wine and aromatics in a Dutch oven at 275-300 for 3-4 hours. Also though about smoking it for an hour or two then braising it in the oven to finish. Looking forward to all of your suggestions!
-Fritz
Ahhhh, the venison shank. So under appreciated! Typically, if it is boned out, I add it to my grind pile. That said, I absolutely love Steven Rinella’s shank recipes. One of his favorite preparations is Osso Bucco. He also has a great braised shank in adobada recipe. I think his recipe is for whole bone in shank, but I don’t see why you couldn’t do it with a boneless shank. You can check out the recipe video here. https://www.themeateater.com/watch/6...adobada-recipe
in my opinion, the best preparation for shank is probably braising. I haven’t tried smoking it, but I’m not sure how it would turn out. It can be a tough cut and is very lean.
RickyBobby thanks for the input! I've braised ox tails, short ribs and other cuts so leaning towards that. Might smoke it just for a kiss of flavor then let the braising take care of breaking it down. We shall see!
(Great video BTW)
Last edited by Hulagn1971; January 18, 2021, 04:08 PM.
I like to take venison roasts, marinade them in the cabernet marinade I use for tri-tip. (I'm sure I've posted somewhere else here), and then put it all in the crock pot for 6ish hours.
You could probably smoke it first (to like 120-130 ish) and then put in the slow cooker if you wanted to add extra steps, and some smoke flavor.
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