Beef Shank Bone Soup Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Bring the water to a boil and add the beef shanks, reducing to a simmer.Add the vinegar as this helps get the most nutrients from the bones.Add the sliced onion and the tomatoes and simmer for one hour. Add the chopped cabbage and other ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.Take the shanks out of the soup and chop the meat, discarding any hard fat/nerve pieces. Be sure the marrow has melted into the soup and return the meat to the soup discarding the bones.Simmer another 15-20 minutes and season with salt and pepper and the soup is done! Serve with garlic parmesan bread or other crusty bread.

Steps:

• In 8 quart Dutch oven in hot oil, brown beef shanks on both sides. Remove to a plate.
• In pan drippings, cook carrots, celery, onions and mushrooms until lightly browned.
• Cut meat from bones into bite-sized pieces and return meat AND bones to Dutch oven.
• Add barley, salt, oregano, pepper, bouillon cubes, and 11 cups of water.
• Heat to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours until beef and barley are tender.
• Discard bones, skim fat from liquid.
• Add spinach to pot, bring back to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Brown the beef shanks in the olive oil until nice and browned. Add water and cook until the beef falls off of the bone and the marrow is cooked out of the center of the bones, about 3 hours.
• Strain the broth through several changes of wet paper towels to get rid of the icky little protein globs and fat. Remove meat from the bones, remove the fat and dice the meat.
• Wash the pot and add a little more olive oil and carrots, onion, celery and cabbage and cook on medium heat until they are beginning to color.
• Add the meat, stock, broth and the remaining veggies, barley and spices and cook on medium low for a couple of hours. Remove the bay leaf.
• Taste it to see if you need to adjust the salt or pepper. This holds nicely in a crock pot for hours.

Steps:

• Place soup bones and water in a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Slowly bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours. , Set beef bones aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and return meat to broth. Add the potatoes, carrots, onion, barley, tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic and bay leaf if desired. Cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender. , Discard bay leaf. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, place soup bones, water, onion, bouillon, vinegar, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Slowly bring to a boil; skim foam with a slotted spoon. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3-4 hours. Discard bay leaves. Set bones aside to cool; remove meat from bones and dice. Skim fat from the broth surface. Add meat, carrots, celery, potatoes, barley, thyme and dill. Cover and cook for 1 hour or until barley and vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place meat and bones in a roasting pan or on a large rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, turning to coat, then brush all over with tomato paste. Roast until browned, 30 to 35 minutes. They don't need to cook all the way through but to just develop some color.
• Put roasted meat and bones in a 12-quart stockpot and add vinegar and enough cold water to cover by 3 inches (about 6 quarts). Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer, uncovered, for 2 to 3 hours. While simmering, occasionally skim fat and foam from the top using a ladle.
• Add all the remaining ingredients. Continue to simmer, uncovered, for a minimum of 3 hours. If using knucklebones, simmer overnight, 9 to 15 hours, so the knucklebones have sufficient time to break down.
• Remove meat and bones with a slotted spoon or tongs; reserve meat for another use (such as soup). Pour broth through a fine-mesh strainer into a large heatproof bowl. Once broth has cooled, store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.