Braised Beef Shank with Espresso Nice Mushroom Sauce
Braised Beef Shank with Espresso Nice Mushroom Sauce
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Category
Beef
Espresso Nice

Ingredients
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Beef Shank
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salt + pepper
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2 tbsp olive oil
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2 cups full bodied red wine
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2 twigs of thyme
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2 tbsp Big Cove Foods Espresso Nice spice blend
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1 onion, quartered
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1 carrot, roughly chopped
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8 oz Cremini mushrooms, ends trimmed
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5 garlic cloves, smashed
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1 bay leaf
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4 cups water
Directions
Pre heat oven to 300°F.
Season shanks with salt and pepper on both sides.
With a pan on medium high heat, add the 2 tbsp of olive oil and allow it to heat up. When nice and hot, add the shanks, careful not to over crowd the pan. Sear each side until golden brown, about 5 minutes each side.
Remove the shanks to a plate and set them aside. In a now empty pan over medium heat, add the red wine to deglaze pan; followed by the garlic, thyme and Espresso Nice spice blend. Simmer on medium high heat for 5 minutes to lock in that flavour and reduce slightly.
Nestle the beef shanks back into pan, add in the carrot, onion and mushrooms and snuggle them in there too. Top with 4 cups of water, or enough to just cover the top of the shanks and add the bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and cover with tin foil and then place the lid on top.
Place the covered pot in the oven and leave it alone for 3 hours.
3 hours later….
Remove the shanks to a separate plate and set aside. With an emulsion blender, puree all those flavours together until you get a creamy consistency. Heat on the puree on a medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add the shanks back to the pot and cover with the sauce.
Great enjoyed over top of a creamy grits or mashed potatoes.
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We used this combo to try out blends new to us and we've enjoyed every one so far!

My cousin and her husband came to visit me in Dominica West Indies. They brought along Egyptian summer and hot jerk spices from.Big Cove Foods!!! The taste sensation just blew my mind. I made a stirfry of chicken with vegetables using the Egyptian summer. The flavor was sensational. I used the hot jerk on some locally caught fresh mahi-mahi. It was absolutely extraordinary. I have a friend who’s coming to visit me in August and I’m hoping that she will be able to bring me a few of the others as well. I am hooked line and sinker. All the best with your business. I highly recommend these spices.. 💕

These little boxes of spice varieties are great! I’m taking them to Ontario this week and will use them as the perfect little ‘hostess gifts’ I use Big Cove spices all the time. ‘Mary had a’ is my favourite. I use it on everything! (I don’t even like lamb so I definitely don’t just use it for that, lol!)

I repurchased this tasty blend when it was available again. I would say it's a medium heat so it's a nice option to have. We also enjoy the Ghost Taco blend but use it sparingly for that extra kick!

Travelled to Cape Breton ( Baddeck, where I was born and raised ) a couple of years ago and found these amazing spices. Been ordering ever since. Shipping to Toronto covered for an order big enough ( which we do ). Pick it up at the One of a Kind Show when we can. Use on meats and roasted veggies.

Sent an assortment to Yellowknife for a birthday gift. Getting happy reports back. I knew I would.

We missed this blend. It’s been a staple in our house for a number of years. Use it in stirfys and on pork.

Purchased at the OOAK show in TO. Love this blend and made the chicken/rice dish on the site. Making it on repeat!

My second time purchasing Ghost Taco and it’s unreal. Perfect amount of spice and no fillers like starch that a lot of other blends have. Great on chicken and beef.
On top of that my package got stuck with the Canada Post Strike and when they learned I was still waiting they sent me a brand new package through a different shipper. Amazing customer service guys, thanks!

What I love about these spices is that they may come individually packaged, but I still turn on a bit more wild, by mixing one package with another. Have you tried Taco Enhancer with Red Rub? Amazing

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Amazing! I put this on everything. It brings everything to the next level.
I love the ability to try so many flavours. Nicely packaged and reseal flawlessly so they keep the freshness.

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I use it in hamburgers, meatloaf, Chicken. I definitely will be ordering again

I will be trying them thod weekend
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