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Deer shanks
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01/04/22 04:19 AM
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My brother found a recipe for deer shanks. He shot a buck last week and tried it. He threw a couple of bone-in shanks (not trimmed - still had silver skin/sinew) in a hot skillet for a couple of minutes on each side. Then threw them in a crockpot with red wine, beef bouillon/broth, carrots, celery, etc. Cooked it in the crock pot for about 8 hours. He said it was absolutely delicious and will never grind up the shanks for burger again. I'll have to try it if I get another deer this season. There's several youtube videos on the topic with different variations. Anybody do this with the shanks?
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/04/22 04:49 AM
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My brother found a recipe for deer shanks. He shot a buck last week and tried it. He threw a couple of bone-in shanks (not trimmed - still had silver skin/sinew) in a hot skillet for a couple of minutes on each side. Then threw them in a crockpot with red wine, beef bouillon/broth, carrots, celery, etc. Cooked it in the crock pot for about 8 hours. He said it was absolutely delicious and will never grind up the shanks for burger again. I'll have to try it if I get another deer this season. There's several youtube videos on the topic with different variations. Anybody do this with the shanks? Yes Sir, but smoke them first. Good stuff. Makes great stock for a venison stew or chili.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/04/22 01:35 PM
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Herbie Hancock
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Yep, Osso Bucco with any red meat is damn good.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/04/22 01:43 PM
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/04/22 06:40 PM
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Yep, we do not put them in grind ever now. All that silver skin just turns to greatness.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/04/22 07:18 PM
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Sounds like Osso Bucco. One of my favorite things to make for someone when the say the shanks are only for the grind pile. The silky tenderness is amazing.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/05/22 03:15 AM
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/05/22 03:34 AM
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For New Years eve dinner, I cut an elk shank into 3" rounds and used a Persian spiced lamb shank recipe from the NYT web site. It was awesome. Shanks are a great way to get that rich, fatty consistency out of a mostly lean animal like deer or elk. And yes - a good bottle of red absolutely elevates the experience.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/05/22 04:53 AM
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Used brazed shank meat and broth in the pot pie thread after using them and the leg bones for broth. Broth then in Stew, chili or other things after slow cooking. Great flavored meat.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/05/22 05:03 AM
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It seems there are a lot of people here who like the shanks. Some might find the use of the leg bones and marrow to their liking also. First time I had it was in Africa, from a giraffe I killed. My friend there actually runs his own butcher shop in RSA, and that is one of the most requested items. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbnhweysInQ
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/05/22 02:37 PM
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Our deer shanks are so littered with cactus and other thorns many times they don’t even make it to the grinder pile.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/06/22 06:50 PM
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Blank, I love making stock with the bones, but I’m usually too lazy to break them down to get the marrow, too.
I don’t have a bandsaw or really anything fancy to cut them into segments like yours. Think a sawzall with a metal blade would do the trick?
Last edited by MeanGreen85; 01/06/22 06:50 PM.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/06/22 06:51 PM
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Herbie Hancock
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Blank, I love making stock with the bones, but I’m usually too lazy to break them down to get the marrow, too.
I don’t have a bandsaw or really anything fancy to cut them into segments like yours. Think a sawzall with a metal blade would do the trick? I used a sawzall to make mine before.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/06/22 06:58 PM
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Steve from GA
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Sawzall here as well. I bought a longer stainless steel blade that works pretty well. Still a bit of a rough ride when sawing through, and special attention has to be paid to rinse off the bone dust and pick off any bone fragments, but it will get the job done.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/06/22 07:37 PM
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Blank
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Yeah, the bandsaw is best, but many people use the sawzall too. I think the challenging one would be to split length-ways, but sectioning would be fairly simple and straightforward. Like mentioned, cleanliness would be key.
Last edited by Blank; 01/06/22 07:37 PM.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/06/22 07:51 PM
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MeanGreen85
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Good advice all around. Thanks y’all.
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/08/22 08:33 PM
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I have doing the same thing with game necks, I also add fire roasted diced tomatoes lots of garlic served over fresh homemade spaetzle (german noodle) okiehuntr
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Re: Deer shanks
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01/09/22 05:46 AM
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Shot a 7 point cull on Friday. Giving half to our son-in-law who didn't hunt this season, but I am keeping all the shanks! Not sure what recipe I'll try first, but will try two of the shanks later this week.
No prayer in school....What's next, no thinking in church? It's not just about pie in the sky when you die. It's also about steak on your plate while you wait!
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