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Braised Veal or Beef Shank

2 nice sized meaty Veal or Beef Shanks

½ cup flour

salt

pepper

2 TBS Light olive oil

½ diced yellow onion

4 finely chopped garlic cloves

1 TBS lemon zest

4 Bay leaves

1 TBS Tomato Paste

1 15 oz can beef stock

Preheat oven to 275 degrees

I just use a medium copper or stainless steel sauce pan for this. I don’t think it will work as well with non stick, you need the goodies in the pan from the browning

Mix the salt and pepper with the flour. Coat the shanks with the mix.

Heat the oil - brown the shanks

Add the onions and saute until translucent

Add the garlic and saute but to not brown

Remove the shanks and add the lemon zest, bay leaves, tomato paste and beef stock to the pan. Heat and stir until thoroughly combined. Add the shank back in and mix well, making sure they are covered well with the liquid mixture. Put on the cover and put in the oven. Cook for 3 hours at the low heat. Just leave them alone, they won’t burn I promise.

These are best served on polenta, work well on rice or potatoes, or alone if you are low carbing it.