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A cooked beef shin in a slow cooker on a vegetable trivet and gravy
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Slow Cooker Beef Shin with Gravy

Our Slow Cooker Beef Shin with Gravy is a comforting British classic made with a slow-cooked beef shin joint, root vegetables, and rich beef stock.
The beef is first seared for extra flavour, then cooked low and slow until perfectly tender and falling off the bone.
The leftover cooking juices are thickened to create a homemade gravy. Ideal for a Sunday roast or cosy family dinner, this easy slow cooker beef recipe delivers maximum flavour with minimal effort.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time6 hours
Resting Time30 minutes
Total Time6 hours 45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course, mains, Roast Dinner, Supper
Cuisine: British, European
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Yield: 4 People
Calories: 337kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1.2 Kg Beef Shin
  • Salt and Black Pepper
  • 3 small Carrots
  • 2 small Onions
  • 4 Garlic Cloves
  • 2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1-2 teaspoon English Mustard
  • 500 ml Beef Stock

Gravy makes 1 litre of gravy

  • Leftover cooking juices from slow cooker pot
  • 3 tablespoon Cornflour
  • 3 tablespoon Water

Instructions

  • Remove the 1.2 Kg Beef Shin from the fridge at least 1 hour before start cooking.
    Cut up 3 small Carrots and 2 small Onions and peel 4 Garlic Cloves.
    Place the prepared vegetables in the base of the slow cooker with 2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
    Sliced carrots, onions ,garlic cloves and thyme in a slow cooker pot
  • Pat dry the beef shin of excess moisture, sprinkle generously with Salt and Black Pepper
    A beef shin on a red chopping board coated in salt and pepper
  • Add 1 tablespoon Olive Oil to a large pan. Sear the seasoned beef shin on all sides.
    Searing the the beef shank in a frying pan holding the beef shin with tongs
  • Make up 500 ml Beef Stock and mix in 1-2 teaspoon English Mustard.
    Putting a teaspoon of English mustard into a jug beef stock
  • Place the seared shin on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.
    Pour stock into the slow cooker pot around the side, not on top of the beef.
    Pouring beef stock into a slow cooker pot with a beef shin sitting on top a veg trivet which consists of onions carrots and garlic cloves
  • Place lid on - Cook on low for the following time:
    1kg- 2kg - 6 hours
    2kg - 3kg - 8 hours
    3kg - 4kg - 10 hours
    A Russell hobs slow cooker with a beef shin cooking inside with the lid placed on top
  • Remove the cooked beef shin from the slow cooker.
    A cooked beef shank in a slow cooker sitting on top of beef stock and carrots and onions and garlic cloves
  • Rest, covered loosely with foil, for at least 30 minutes.
    A cooked beef shin

Gravy

  • Use a potato masher to mash all the vegetables up in the Leftover cooking juices from slow cooker pot.
    Mashing up the vegetables with a masher in a pot
  • Pour through a sieve into a large pan. Put on high heat bring to a boil.
    Pouring the mashed veg and stock into a sieved jug
  • Mix 3 tablespoon Cornflour and 3 tablespoon Water in a small bowl to a smooth paste.
    Whisk into the pan to thicken the juices into a gravy.
    Pouring cornflour slurry into the gravy to thicken and whisking
  • Allow to boil, then reduce to a simmer it will thicken up. Transfer to a jug for serving.
    Whisking the beef gravy in a pot

Serving

  • Once the beef has rested the beef will fall off the bone, then slice the pieces of beef.
    Slicing the beef shin into small slices away from the beef shin bone
  • Serve with your choice of side dishes and plenty of gravy!
    Pouring gravy over a roast dinner which consists of slices of beef shank ,carrots, broccoli, honey roast parsnips, roast potatoes, a dollop of English mustard and Yorkshire puddings.

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Nutrition

Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 795mg | Potassium: 1121mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6286IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 5mg