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Atta boy!I used to not worry about the shanks outside of canning venison, but started smoking them and boy are they good. I'm using the easy smoker in a PitBoss. I gnaw on them like a caveman.
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Shanks used to get ground up.I had no idea there was actually a good use for the shanks! This is getting tried when I harvest a doe.
Second that, and will do them in either the pressure cooker, the crockpot, or cast-iron, depending on my time.I've smoked them followed up by the pressure cooker to make them fall of the bone for a venison ramen recipe that is amazing.
I took the smoked shanks, which are fine all by themselves, and threw them in a crock pot with an au jus mix for 8 hours on low. This may be my favorite prep so far. At the end of the 8 hours, they're falling off the bone and all the smoke, meat, marrow flavors meld into the au jus creating an incredible broth. I took them out, pulled off the bone, chopped roughly and threw the meat back in to say warm. Goodness gracious was that good.I love them in a crock pot. Going to have to try smoking them now!
I am going to have to give that a try. Sounds bueno!I took the smoked shanks, which are fine all by themselves, and threw them in a crock pot with an au jus mix for 8 hours on low. This may be my favorite prep so far. At the end of the 8 hours, they're falling off the bone and all the smoke, meat, marrow flavors meld into the au jus creating an incredible broth. I took them out, pulled off the bone, chopped roughly and threw the meat back in to say warm. Goodness gracious was that good.