James Martin Shin Of Beef Recipes

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH SHIN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. In a heavy-bottomed ovenproof saucepan, heat a splash of olive oil and gently fry the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, herbs, porcini and cinnamon for 5 minutes until softened slightly. Meanwhile, toss the pieces of beef in a little seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Add the meat to the pan and stir everything together, then add the tomatoes, wine and a pinch of salt and pepper. Gently bring to the boil, cover with a double-thickness piece of tinfoil and a lid and place in your preheated oven for 3 hours or until the beef is meltingly tender and can be broken up with a spoon. Taste and check the seasoning, remove the cinnamon stick and rosemary sprigs and serve.

AUTHENTIC MADRAS BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large 1.2L heat/flameproof casserole dish with a lid and cook the onion, garlic, ginger and spices together for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the beef and cook for 2-3 minutes until lightly coloured. Add the remaining ingredients except the yogurt and coriander. Bring to the boil, cover and cook for 2-2½ hours on the hob or in a preheated oven at 180°C/160°C Fan, Gas Mark 4 until the beef is tender, stirring occasionally. Season if required. Garnish with the yogurt and coriander and serve the curry with rice, naan bread or poppadoms and a selection on chutneys.

RICH BRAISED BEEF WITH MELTING ONIONS

Steps:

• Dust the beef in flour, then set aside. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onions and fry for 5 mins. Add the sugar and cook for 5-10 mins, stirring frequently, until the onions are caramelised. Stir in the garlic for the final few mins.
• Pour in the stock and stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Add the beef and mushrooms, then season, adding plenty of black pepper. Cover and cook gently for 2 hrs until the meat is tender. Can be chilled for up to 3 days. To freeze, cool and store in freezer bags. Thaw and reheat in a pan. Serve scattered with parsley.

OLD-FASHIONED SHIN OF BEEF STEW WITH BUTTER BEANS AND CRUSTED ONION DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Start off by placing the flour into a large bowl and seasoning it with 1½ teaspoons of salt and freshly milled black pepper. Now dip each chunk of meat into it to get a good coating, then transfer them to a plate. Next, prepare the vegetables. Use a potatoe peeler to pare the worst of the stringly bits from the celery, then cut it in to 5cm chunks. Peel the carrots and swede and cut them into similar size chunks. Lastly peel the onions but leave them whole. Now toss them all in the remaining flour and transfer them, along with the meat and the beans, to the casserole, layering the ingredients alternately and sprinkle in any flour still in the bowl. Add the thyme and bay leaves, seaosn with salt and freshly milled black pepper, then pour in the cider, plus the Worcestershire sauce. Put the casserole on the hob and bring it up to a gentle simmer, before covering with the lid, placing a sheet of kitchen foil under it to ensure a tight seal. After that, place it on the middle shelf of the oven to cook for 4½ hours. After this time, remove the casserole from the oven, set it aside, turn the oven temperature up to gas mark 6, 400°F (200°C) and make the dumplings. Fry the onion in the oil until brown and caramelised, then allow to cool. After that, sift the flour, mustard powder and a little salt together, then add the suet, chives and onion, and season with freshly milled black pepper and a bit more salt. Now sprinkle the water over all the ingredients and then, using first a knife and finally your hands, bring it together to form a soft dough, adding a little more water if you need to. Next, transfer the dough to a flat, lightly floured surface, divide it into 12 portions and roll each one into a little round, using the palms of your hands. Add them to the casserole so that a part of each one can be seen just above the surface of the stew. Return the casserole to the top shelf of the oven and cook, without a lid, for a futher 25-30 minutes, until the dumplings are golden brown and crusty.

BRAISED SHIN OF BEEF WITH CREAMY MASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Heat a large heavy-bottomed frying pan over a medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of the oil then add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and fry for a few minutes until they start to turn light golden brown. Transfer to a large casserole dish with a lid. Put the flour onto a plate and season with salt and pepper. Toss the beef in the seasoned flour until coated, then shake off any excess flour. The flour is to thicken the sauce, so you don't want too much flour in the first place or you'll end up with a gloopy sauce. Turn the heat up to high, then add the remaining rapeseed oil to the frying pan. Fry the beef, in batches, for 1 minute on each side until browned all over. Add the beef to the vegetables in the casserole dish. Add a splash of the ale to the frying pan and scrape off any cooked-on pieces of food, then pour it all into the casserole dish. Pour in the remaining ale, the beef stock and rosemary. Bring to a simmer then put it in the oven and cook for 3-4 hours, or until the meat falls easily from the bone. Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper. When there is only 30 minutes left for the beef to cook, put the potatoes into a saucepan and pour in enough water to just cover them. Add a pinch of salt then bring the pan of water to the boil. Simmer for 12-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender, then drain and return to the pan over the heat for a couple of minutes. This will drive off any excess moisture and give a lighter, fluffy mash. Mash until smooth then stir in the butter and milk or cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with the beef shin.

SHIN OF BEEF

Steps:

• Pre heat your oven to 140c
• Use a cassarole or roasting tin large enough to hold all the ingredients, Put the Shin of beef along with the herbs, Beer and stock in.
• Cover with a tight fitting lid or double thikness of tin foil to stop the liquid evaporating
• Cook for 4 hours. Fry the onions in the oil untill lightly brown then add the mushrooms and garlic, get a little colour on the mushrooms. Remove the lid or foil add the onions and garlic mushrooms spoon juices over the joint then return to the oven for another 45 mins to an hour basting now and again.
• The beef should be melt in the mouth tender by now take out and leave to rest. Take out the bay and herbs thicken the gravy if needed and serve with your fav veg.
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