VEAL SHANKS??...recipes?

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

does anyone have any good low-carb (induction friendly) Veal Shank Recipes? everything i seem to find on the web includes flour.

we have them in the fridge and would like to make them soon.

THANKS!!!!

[Elizellen]

You can omit the 'coating with flour' part of most recipes for meat dishes I have found.

[not2late]

Most recipes include flour because they want you to powder the meat before browning them and/or to insult the meat from the heat so they won't overcook quickly. In the case of veal shanks, lamb shanks, oxtails or stew meat, that's not necessary because you'll be braising them a long time. To get a good browning on the meat, simply dry them thoroughly with paper towels. Then you can brown them in a skillet with oil.

When I cook shanks or oxtails or stew, I cook them in a slow cooker. Anyhow, wipe off the meat, heat a skillet with oil over medium-high heat. Then brown the meat on all sides. Put it into the slow cooker. In the skillet, you can saute chopped onion, chopped celery until they are soft and put that into the slow cooker with the meat. Then add water or a chopped tomato. Garlic would be good along with herbs like thyme, rosemary, sage or whatever you like. Cover it and cook it until the meat is tender.

I make a gravy by putting the cooking juices and the vegetables into a blender and pureeing them until very smooth. Then I add water to the puree to get the thickness I want. Bring the puree to a boil, then serve it with the meat. If I really want to enrich the gravy, I boil it with alittle heavy cream.

[not2late]

Oh, after you brown the meat and the onions/celery, put alittle water (no more than 1/2 cup) into the skillet and scrape up all the stuff that has stuck to the bottom and sides---that's flavor----and you can put that flavored water into the slow cooker with everything else.