- prep: 40 min
- cook: 24 hr
- total: 24 hr 40 min
Summary
In this luxurious dish, the marrow from slow-simmered beef shanks combines with pan juices and aromatic vegetables, creating a silky gravy perfect for serving with potatoes. Tender roasted garlic adds a deep, caramelized background note.
Ingredients
- 6 (1 1/2-inch-thick) beef shanks (6 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium beef broth (14 fluid ounces)
- 2 cups water
- 4 large heads of garlic, 1/4 inch of root end cut off and discarded to expose cloves
- 2 (4-inch-long) strips fresh lemon zest
- 8 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California
- 3 celery ribs, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
- 3 large carrots, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- Garnish: celery leaves
- parchment paper
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 229 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 7 g 10.28%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 7.82%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 1338 mg 55.77%
- Calcium: 219 mg 21.86%
- Potassium: 397 mg 11.34%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 21.06%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 36 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g 11.27%
- Sugar: 5 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 9.83%
- Vitamin C 38.62%
- Vitamin D 5%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables3
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq