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🍽️ Tender Veal Shank with Fresh Tomato Relish
947 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 veal shank (approx. 1,5 kg)
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 250 g roasted vegetables (onion, carrots, parsley root, celeriac, leek)
- 5 tbsp oil
- 40 g butter
- 500 ml veal stock (from the jar)
- 1 tsp cornstarch (if needed)
- 400 g tomatoes
- 2 spring onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 1 tbsp chopped herbs (e.g. parsley, thyme)
Instructions
- 1. Remove the skin and tendons from the veal shank.
- 2. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
- 3. Peel the roasting vegetables or clean them.
- 4. Cut the vegetables into large chunks.
- 5. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish.
- 6. Sear the shank on all sides.
- 7. Pour off the fat.
- 8. Add the butter and vegetables.
- 9. Sauté everything briefly.
- 10. Pour in half of the veal stock.
- 11. Place the casserole in the oven preheated to 80 degrees Celsius.
- 12. Braise the shank for about 4 to 5 hours.
- 13. Baste the meat occasionally with the pan juices and the remaining stock.
- 14. Remove the shank from the pot.
- 15. Wrap it in aluminum foil.
- 16. Keep it warm.
- 17. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve.
- 18. Thicken the sauce slightly if necessary.
- 19. Season the sauce to taste.
- 20. Blanch the tomatoes briefly in boiling water.
- 21. Shock them in cold water.
- 22. Peel the tomatoes.
- 23. Halve the tomatoes.
- 24. Remove the seeds.
- 25. Dice the tomatoes.
- 26. Wash the spring onions.
- 27. Trim the spring onions.
- 28. Slice the spring onions into thin rings.
- 29. Peel the garlic.
- 30. Chop the garlic finely.
- 31. Heat oil in a pan.
- 32. Lightly sweat the onions and garlic.
- 33. Stir in the tomatoes.
- 34. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- 35. Simmer the mixture for 8 to 10 minutes.
- 36. Fold in the fresh herbs.
- 37. Separate the tender meat from the bones of the shank.
- 38. Slice the meat.
- 39. Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
- 40. Plate the meat.
- 41. Drizzle the meat with the sauce.
- 42. Serve with the tomato ragout.
- 43. Serve the dish alongside pappardelle pasta.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 947
- Protein: 108 g · Fett/Fat: 53 g · Carbs: 8 g