Ginger Orange Beef Shanks

Beef shanks are one of my favourite things to cook in the kitchen. Today I’m spicing these up with some ginger and orange flavours to give it an oriental twist. This ginger orange beef shanks recipe uses few ingredients and it’s easy to make. I like to buy my beef shanks at the butcher. Before cooking them I always add a few little sits to the sides so that they don’t curl up.

Ginger Orange Beef Shanks is a nice dish on a rainy day. Tonight I made some plain rice and green beans to go along with it. Sometimes I serve it with a side of fresh spinach and some rice noodles.  This recipe is very versatile and you can customize it to suit your family.  

Ingredients for Ginger Orange Beef Shanks

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 beef shank, whole
salt and pepper1/4 cup of white wine
1 each of large onion chopped, celery stalk and carrot
some fresh ginger sliced 
2 cups beef broth1 whole orange ( remove the zest, then peel it and take out the segments)
1/4 cup orange marmalade
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tablespoon five-spice powder
steamed green beans

steamed rice
chopped fresh parsley

Process

Warm up Dutch oven put in the olive oil.  Season the shank with salt and pepper and sear it well on both sides. Remove from the pan. 

Next add the onions, carrot, celery and ginger into the pan for a few minutes.  You want them to lightly brown.  I always add a little splash of white wine here.  

It’s time to put the shank back into the pot.  Now pour in the beef broth, orange juice, the marmalade, soy sauce and five spice seasoning.  

Place the lid on the dutch oven and simmer for about an our.  Do not boil this or the meat will be tough.  I like a gentle simmer.  Each stove is different. 

Meanwhile steam some green beans and cook some rice.I place the rice on the bottom of the bowl and the beans to one side and then put my ginger orange beef on the other side.  

I top it with the orange zest and the orange segments.  You can also use parsley or cilantro to finish off this dish.  

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Ginger Orange Beef Shanks

Author Renata Solski

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 beef shank
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup of white wine
• 1 each of large onion chopped celery stalk and carrot
• some fresh ginger sliced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 whole orange remove the zest, then peel it and take out the segments
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
• steamed green beans
• steamed rice
chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Warm up Dutch oven put in the olive oil. Season the shank with salt and pepper and sear it well on both sides. Remove from the pan.
2. Next add the onions, carrot, celery and ginger into the pan for a few minutes. You want them to lightly brown. I always add a little splash of white wine here.
3. It’s time to put the shank back into the pot. Now pour in the beef broth, orange juice, the marmalade, soy sauce and five spice seasoning.
4. Place the lid on the dutch oven and simmer for about an our. Do not boil this or the meat will be tough. I like a gentle simmer. Each stove is different.
5. Meanwhile steam some green beans and cook some rice.