Beef Shanks in Red Wine

Ingredients

• 1.5 kilos beef shanks
• 1 pigs trotter
• 3/4 bottle of red Cab sav/shiraz
• 1/2 litre beef stock
• 2 large carrots roughly chopped
• 2 stalks celery roughly chopped
• 5 cloves peeled garlic
• 2 dries bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 10 black pepper corns

Method

Reduce red wine by a third, season and brown shanks well

Add all remaining ingredients, cover and bung in the oven 150 fan forced for 4 hours ( you can do 2hours as a minimum) turn meat occasionally

an hour before serving remove meat - keep warm, strain liquid, discard pigs trotter and herbs, throw the rest (garlic,celery,carrot) into a processor add liquid to make a rich sauce

cover meat with sauce, bung back in the oven for 45 min

I served with mashed potatoes and green beans