Whitetail shanks

[BillDoe708]

I kept the shank meat separate from the whitetail does I shot this fall. What is everyone's favorite way to cook them?

 

[Moserkr]

Braised in a dutch oven. Delicious and easy.
Edit: next level - brine first, smoke with low low heat for 1-2 hours before braising.

 

[Dave N]

Couple other threads on this already. I've done several things with them. Just a few days ago I did a couple in the slow cooker and shredded them and used the broth to make venison vegetable soup.

 

[LuketheDog]

Google search Hank Shaw shank recipes...

 

[Gellar]

I’ve never had them a bad way. I like to braise them with onions and mushrooms. thicken the liquid to make a gravy. Serve it over some mashed potatoes.

A crock pot will work, but cast iron Dutch oven does take it up a notch.

I like to cut the bone to expose marrow before braising. It adds to that buttery gooey rich goodness.

 

[Gellar]

Braised in a dutch oven. Delicious and easy.
Edit: next level - brine first, smoke with low low heat for 1-2 hours before braising.

Do you just a simple brine? I’ve never used a brine on shanks before, but it can’t hurt!

 

[Moserkr]

Do you just a simple brine? I’ve never used a brine on shanks before, but it can’t hurt!

Exactly! Cant hurt. Simple brine works fine. I usually add matching herbs and spices to whatever dish Im cooking. For shanks - salt, onion/garlic powder, pepper at a minimum. Herbs I add could be parsley, thyme, or rosemary. Im becoming obsessed with the brine/smoke/braise combo.

 

[Scott85]

I make carnitas out of them. I use Hank’s turkey leg recipe.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

I've used Hank's and another very similar recipe, very tasty. I've done them both bone in whole and sawed into chunks. I vastly prefer exposing the marrow for it to melt into the braising liquid. If not cutting bone I'd just debone and crock-pot them personally, then shred and crisp carnitas style.

 

[FairWeather]

I de-boned the shanks from my blacktail and just cooked it in the instant pot. It tasted just like roast beef, and shredded extremely easily. I used it to make tacos, and used the broth to make French onion soup.

 

[JShane]

I’ve never had them a bad way. I like to braise them with onions and mushrooms. thicken the liquid to make a gravy. Serve it over some mashed potatoes.

A crock pot will work, but cast iron Dutch oven does take it up a notch.

I like to cut the bone to expose marrow before braising. It adds to that buttery gooey rich goodness.

Damnit @Gellar you got me all misty eyed reading that.

 

[Boarmaster]

Osso Bucco style. Basically braised.

 

[timberman56]

Google search Hank Shaw shank recipes...

this..my 2nd or 3rd fav piece of a deer now

 

[Steiny77]

I give those leather tough shanks to my buddy. He slow cooks them for about a week then eats the shredded meat over rice.
Sometimes I chunk the shanks up real small and mix in with my grind.

 

[LuketheDog]

A crock pot will work, but cast iron Dutch oven does take it up a notch.

I like to cut the bone to expose marrow before braising. It adds to that buttery gooey rich goodness.

Listen to this man, these things make a big difference!

This recipe from Meateater is one of the best ones I've tried for shanks as well, it's REALLY good, if you like stuff a little spicy and don't mind more hands-on prep, if you can't figure it out or find it online let me know and I'll post it:

Whole Braised Venison Shank Adobada

This recipe utilizes one of the most underappreciated but delicious cuts of meat from big game animals. The long braising process breaks down the tough shank meat until it is tender enough to fall off the bone, and the Mexican adobada sauce adds warm, spicy flavors. For this recipe and more, get...

www.themeateater.com

 

[Gellar]

I smoked some shanks this morning and they are in the crack pot now. My intention is to shred it all and then finish it 2 or 3 ways for my lunch this week.

Right now I’m thinking adding broccoli for shank and broccoli over rice, shank and mushrooms over some potatoes, and maybe something Mexican.

 

[Scott85]

I really like Hank Shaw turkey leg carnitas recipe for shanks.

 

[howl]

Insta pot osso bucco. Works great for wild turkey thighs also.

 

[generalpatton12]

Osso bucco in a dutch oven is my favorite! I have found that a dutch oven with a ceramic coating works best, because its easier to clean and scrape up the browned bits of garlic and thyme and rosemary (if you saute those with olive oil before adding to meat to increase the aromatic flavors). Also, using butcher's twine around the shank really helps to hold the meat together to the bone while you slow cook the cross-section of the shank. I think Meateater has a video doing it like this on its website. Low and slow. Be sure to save the gravy and browned bits!!

 

[NEWHunter]

With CWD, I’m not brave enough to shank a whitetail. But with three antelope tags this year I’m hopeful some antelope shanks braised with mirepoix are in my future.