Slow Cooker Beef Shanks With Mushrooms And Potatoes Recipes

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add beef strips, onion and garlic; cook 7 to 9 minutes or until beef is browned.
• In 3 1/2- to 4 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix beef mixture, soup, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
• Cover; cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until beef is tender.
• Stir cream cheese into beef mixture until melted. Stir in sour cream until well blended. Serve over noodles.

RED WINE-BRAISED BEEF SHANKS WITH MUSHROOMS AND BASIL-MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over high heat until very hot.
• Season shanks on both sides with the Essence, transfer to Dutch oven and cook until browned on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer shanks to a plate and set aside. Add onion, celery, carrots and mushrooms to the Dutch oven and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and beginning to caramelize, about 7 minutes.
• Add garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary and cook for 2 minutes. Add red wine and stir well with a wooden spoon, scraping bottom of pan to loosen any bits. Add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, beef stock, basil, parsley, crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper and stir well to combine.
• Return shanks to the Dutch oven and bring sauce to a boil. Cover Dutch oven, lower heat to a simmer and cook for 5 hours, stirring occasionally, or until shanks are tender. Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately, with sauce ladled over Basil-Mashed Potatoes. Serve with Sauteed Fennel and Leeks.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
• In a saucepan combine potatoes with enough water to cover by 1 inch and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Drain potatoes in a colander. Add butter and milk to the saucepan and heat until butter is melted. Return potatoes to the saucepan, add sour cream, and mash with a potato masher until desired smoothness is achieved. Season with more salt (if necessary) and black pepper. Stir in chopped basil and serve immediately.
• 4 servings
• Heat a medium sized saute pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil. Add fennel and saute for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add leeks and season with salt and pepper. Saute until fennel and leeks are tender, another 4 minutes. Add lemon zest and butter and toss. Adjust seasoning and serve.

SLOW COOKER BEEF AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season the meat with salt and pepper, layer it into the slow cooker.
• Mix the remaining ingredients and pour over the meat.
• Cook on low for 7-8 hours.
• Serve with noodles or mashed potatoes.

WINTERFEST SLOW COOKER BEEF SHANKS

Steps:

• In 5 qt or larger slow cooker, combine carrots, onions, turnips/rutabaga, potatoes, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.
• Coat beef shanks with flour, place on top of veggies in a single layer.
• Pour in broth.
• Cover and cook at low setting until beef is so tender it pulls away from bones 6 to 8 hours.
• Carefully lift beef and veggies to warm deep platter and keep warm.
• Skim and discard fat from cooking liquid, then blend in cornstarch mixture. (Cornstarch and water).
• Increase heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring 2-3 times, until sauce is thickened (10-12 min).
• Season to taste with salt.
• Spoon a little of the sauce over beef and veggies.
• Serve remaining sauce in a bowl to add to taste.
• Makes 4 servings.