This recipe utilizes one of the most underappreciated but delicious cuts of meat from big game animals. The long braising process breaks down the tough shank meat until it is tender enough to fall off the bone, and the Mexican adobada sauce adds warm, spicy flavors.
This recipe utilizes one of the most underappreciated but delicious cuts of meat from big game animals. The long braising process breaks down the tough shank meat until it is tender enough to fall off the bone, and the Mexican adobada sauce adds warm, spicy flavors. For this recipe and more, get your hands on The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook.
Shanks—the four forelegs on any four-legged animal—are among the most under-appreciated cuts. They’re so packed with sinew and silverskin that they’d be nearly impossible to grind for burger or chew through if cooked under high heat, but if you go low and slow all that tough stuff breaks down into delicious gelatin and leaves behind savory, flaky meat. With smaller big game, like the whitetail deer I’m working with in this video, I like to leave...
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