Recipe by¬ALYN WILLIAMS Beef shin is a much underused cut, yet it has fantastic flavour when slow-cooked. Alyn Williams cooks this cut of Irish beef for 8 hours in a braising liquor to ensure it melts in the mouth when served, and pairs it with fragrant wild garlic and savoury Parmesan. Alyn serves this on a bed of quinoa which is cooked in much the same as a risotto to give a luxuriously creamy finish.
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Add a drizzle of oil to a large pan and place over a high heat. Sear the beef shin on all sides until caramelised. Remove and set aside, then add the chopped vegetables to the pan and allow to caramelise in the residual fat
Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside with the shin, deglazing the pan with the red wine. Continue to cook until the liquid has reduced by three-quarters, then add the shin and vegetables back to the pan
Cover with the chicken and veal stocks and add the herbs and some seasoning. Turn the heat down very low then allow to simmer gently for 8 hours. After this time, remove from the heat and allow everything to cool in the liquor
Meanwhile, blanch the quinoa. Bring a small pan of water to the boil over a medium heat then add both types of quinoa, cook for 2Äì3 minutes and drain carefully. Set the quinoa to one side, leaving to cool until required
Prepare the wild garlic oil by bringing a large pan of salted water to the boil and blanching the wild garlic leaves for 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender with the oil. Blitz everything until smooth and thoroughly combined
Line a sieve with a muslin cloth and place over a bowl, pouring the blended oil into the cloth so that it slowly strains through into the bowl below. Once fully strained, transfer to a squeezy bottle and set aside until serving
When nearly ready to serve, remove the shin from the cooking liquor and cut the meat from the bone to create 4 portions and set aside. Strain the liquor through a fine sieve into a clean pan and place over a medium-high heat, simmering for 20Äì30 minutes until reduced to a thick glaze
Meanwhile, transfer the blanched quinoa to a wide-bottomed pan with a ladleful of vegetable stock. Place over a medium heat and stir together until most of the stock has been absorbed, then add another ladleful of stock
Continuing adding the stock bit by bit Äì as if making a risotto Äì until fully absorbed and the quinoa is soft and cooked through. Stir through the parsley, spring onions and cr?®me fra?Æche and keep warm until ready to serve
Once the beef liquor has reduced, add the pieces of shin back into the pan to coat in the glaze and warm through. Place a small pan over a medium heat and wilt the wild garlic leaves with a dash of water for 1Äì2 minutes, finely chopping the reserved stems for garnish
To serve, divide the quinoa between serving dishes and top with a piece of the glazed shin. Add a few wilted wild garlic leaves and finish with the chopped wild garlic stems, Parmesan shavings and a drizzle of wild garlic oil
Recipe courtesy of¬www.greatbritishchefs.com
Add a drizzle of oil to a large pan and place over a high heat. Sear the beef shin on all sides until caramelised. Remove and set aside, then add the chopped vegetables to the pan and allow to caramelise in the residual fat
Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside with the shin, deglazing the pan with the red wine. Continue to cook until the liquid has reduced by three-quarters, then add the shin and vegetables back to the pan
Cover with the chicken and veal stocks and add the herbs and some seasoning. Turn the heat down very low then allow to simmer gently for 8 hours. After this time, remove from the heat and allow everything to cool in the liquor
Meanwhile, blanch the quinoa. Bring a small pan of water to the boil over a medium heat then add both types of quinoa, cook for 2Äì3 minutes and drain carefully. Set the quinoa to one side, leaving to cool until required
Prepare the wild garlic oil by bringing a large pan of salted water to the boil and blanching the wild garlic leaves for 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender with the oil. Blitz everything until smooth and thoroughly combined
Line a sieve with a muslin cloth and place over a bowl, pouring the blended oil into the cloth so that it slowly strains through into the bowl below. Once fully strained, transfer to a squeezy bottle and set aside until serving
When nearly ready to serve, remove the shin from the cooking liquor and cut the meat from the bone to create 4 portions and set aside. Strain the liquor through a fine sieve into a clean pan and place over a medium-high heat, simmering for 20Äì30 minutes until reduced to a thick glaze
Meanwhile, transfer the blanched quinoa to a wide-bottomed pan with a ladleful of vegetable stock. Place over a medium heat and stir together until most of the stock has been absorbed, then add another ladleful of stock
Continuing adding the stock bit by bit Äì as if making a risotto Äì until fully absorbed and the quinoa is soft and cooked through. Stir through the parsley, spring onions and cr?®me fra?Æche and keep warm until ready to serve
Once the beef liquor has reduced, add the pieces of shin back into the pan to coat in the glaze and warm through. Place a small pan over a medium heat and wilt the wild garlic leaves with a dash of water for 1Äì2 minutes, finely chopping the reserved stems for garnish
To serve, divide the quinoa between serving dishes and top with a piece of the glazed shin. Add a few wilted wild garlic leaves and finish with the chopped wild garlic stems, Parmesan shavings and a drizzle of wild garlic oil
Recipe courtesy of¬www.greatbritishchefs.com
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