beef shank, leeks, potatoes a.o. veggies

You already know leek & potato soup.
This recipe adds beef shank, which shifts the flavor all the way to meaty.

About halfway, I added mixed vegetables for the noon-time meal. Those were mostly gone afterwards, but the meat still needed to simmer several hours before being edible.

beef shank soup

2020-09-18

One package of beef shank is enough for a 6-qt. pot. I added leek greens and potatoes.

This simmered from 10 AM through 4 PM for an afternoon bowl of soup. Because the meat was fairly thin, it started falling apart by then. I did serve the vegetables earlier, at noon with today's meal = Spanish-fried battered flounder.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 4 quarts = 8+ servings:

1 pckg. beef shank
leek greens from 1 leek
3-4 medium potatoes, peeled, diced
S&P, seasoning

optional:

Knorr vegetable mix + leek mix

Pic1: beef shank broth

Directions

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Pic2: Knorr vegetable mix + leek mix
Pic3+4: leek greens

Dump 1 pckg. Knorr vegetable mix + leek mix in 4 qts, water.
Bring to a roiling boil.
Meanwhile, cut 1 leek with greens au julienne = very fine strips, then chop.
Add tot he soup.

Pic5-7: beef shank

Add the meat.

Pic8: potatoes
Pic9: simmer
Pic10: all done

Add diced potatoes.
Bring to a boil again. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 3-6 hrs.
Serve and enjoy.

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Pic11-13: more vegetables, served

Add 1 lb. snap peas stir-fry mix.
Simmer 5-10 minutes to warm through.
I served these vegetables with the battered flounder noon-time meal.
The beef shank was not yet fully cooked at that time.

beef shank meal

2020-09-22

To be honest, it never became a meal, at least not for us. I often prefer the soup and leave the meat for what it is. Mind me, it wasn't bad at all. I just didn't feel like eating it that late in the day. Our dog was very grateful.

Most of the vegetables were gone already, served with the battered flounder meal. Only some potatoes were left.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for each serving:

the soup as per above

Pic14: beef shank meal

Directions

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Pic15-17: the meal

My refrigerator is set cold enough that soup will freeze on the top shelf.
It keeps a lot longer that way.
Reheat and serve, for yourself or for the dog.
Either way, someone will enjoy it. ☺

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Pic18-20: soup, again

Once the meat and most of the potatoes were gone, I served this as a soup.
- First serving with 1/2 package rice noodles.
- Second serving with chipotle hot sauce.

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org