Shank (meat)
A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee and shoulder.
A cooked lamb shank
Lamb shanks are often braised whole; veal shanks are typically cross-cut.
Some dishes made using shank include:
- Bulalo, a Filipino beef shank stew.
- Ossobuco alla milanese, an Italian veal shank dish.
- Persian Biryani, with different shanks.
- Nihari a spicy national dish of Pakistan and a popular dish in North India with origin in Delhi, India.
- cazuela with shank meat, popular in 19th century Chile during the nitrate boom.[1]
Notes
- Labarca, Rafael. 2009. Meal in the Pampas During the Saltpetre Boom in Chile: A View from Historic Zooarchaeology. Revista Española de antropología Americana.
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