This is a great slow cooker recipe that I made during the latest snow storm. This was our Sunday dinner. I didn’t run to the store for bread and milk and toilet paper. I ran to the store for beef shanks and root beer. That’s perfectly normal, right?
I started this around noon and went about my day while the Crock-Pot did most of the work.
Slow Cooker Root Beer Beef Shanks
199kcal
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz bottle root beer
- 2 onions (small) peeled and quartered
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 14.5 oz can low sodium diced tomatoes
- 4 beef shanks
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup cold water
Equipment
- 6 quart slow cooker
Method
- Pat beef shanks dry and season with salt and pepper
- Heat some oil in a pan and sear both sides thoroughly, about 4 minutes per side
- Place onions in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the root beer, paprika, apple cider vinegar and tomatoes. Stir to combine then add beef shanks
- Cook on low for 4-5 hours
- Remove shanks and set aside. Tent foil over plate to keep the shanks warm
- Pour the gravy in a pan and boil until it's reduced by about a third - roughly ten minutes. Dissolve corn starch into water and add to gravy. Simmer for another 5 to 8 minutes. Strain into a bowl or gravy boat. Line platter with strained tomatoes and onions from the gravy and add the shanks
Nutrition
Calories199kcalCarbohydrates16gProtein23gFat4gSaturated Fat1gCholesterol40mgSodium373mgPotassium526mgFiber2gSugar12gVitamin A862IUVitamin C4mgCalcium42mgIron3mg
Notes
Serve with Mushroom and Barley Creamy “Risotto”
