What recipes do you have for beef shanks?

I saw some the other day in the store and they look good.What recipes do you have for beef shanks?
Beef shanks are wonderful... but they take a long time to cook, so be prepared to wait. My favorite preparation is in a red wine sauce.





For 2-3 shanks (I'm guesstimating the quantities here... use your judgement):





1 carrot


1 yellow onion


1 stalk celery


fresh thyme


1 bay leaf


1 bottle red wine (can be cheap, but get a Cabernet-type)


1qt/1ltr chicken or beef broth


salt


pepper


flour


Vegetable oil (not olive oil)





Preheat your oven to 180掳C/375掳F.





Dice the carrots, onion, and celery into 1/2';/1cm dice. Dredge the shanks in the flour and pat off the excess.





Heat a large dutch oven (big enough to hold the shanks and 2qts/2ltrs liquid) with vegetable oil until the oil starts to smoke. Really hot.





Brown the shanks (really brown... but careful not to burn them) on all sides, then remove them from the pot.





Add the carrots first, brown for 2 minutes, then add the onion and celery and sweat them until the onions turn translucent. Then throw in a couple sprigs of the thyme and the bay leaf.





Place the shanks on top of the vegetables, and then pour on the wine. Add chicken stock until the shanks are *just* covered.





Bring the liquid to a boil, then put the lid on the pot and put the pot in the oven.





After 30 minutes, turn the shanks, return to the oven, and turn the oven down to 150掳C/300掳F.





Turn the shanks every 30 minutes until the meat pulls apart with a fork.





Then set the shanks aside (covered in aluminum foil).





Strain the wine sauce and reduce in a saucepan until it's the thickness you like.





Serve it with soft polenta or mashed potatoes.What recipes do you have for beef shanks?
Go to foodnetwork.com %26amp; search for ';Osso Buco';. You'll find some great recipies for shanks.