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Cook the Book: Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shin Stew

Posted by Adam Kuban, February 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Our final Cook the Book recipe of the week, adapted from Cook with Jamie by Jamie Oliver, is for a comforting bowl of shin stew. After sautéing some vegetables and searing the beef, the oven does most of the work, slowly cooking the beef shin to a tender-as-you-like-it texture while filling your kitchen with a tempting aroma.

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shin Stew

- serves 4 -
Adapted from Cook with Jamie by Jamie Oliver.

Ingredients

Olive oil
2 red onions, peeled and roughly chopped
3 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
3 sticks celery, trimmed and roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
A few sprigs fresh rosemary
2 bay leaves
A handful of dried porcini mushrooms
1 cinnamon stick
2 1/4 pounds shin of beef, bone removed, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
Salt and black pepper
1 tablespoon flour
2 fourteen-ounce cans plum tomatoes
Two-thirds of a 750-ml bottle of Chianti

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. In a heavy-bottomed ovenproof saucepan, heat a splash of olive oil; gently fry the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, herbs, mushrooms, and cinnamon for 5 minutes—until softened slightly.

2. Meanwhile, toss the pieces of beef in a little seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Add the meat to pan; stir all together. Add the tomatoes, wine, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Gently bring to a boil, cover with a double thickness of aluminum foil and a lid; place in oven for 3 hours or until beef is meltingly tender and can be broken up with a spoon.

3. Taste-check the seasoning; remove the cinnamon stick and resmary sprigs. Serve.

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