Shank (meat)
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A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia
of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee.
Lamb shanks are often braised whole; veal
shanks are typically cross-cut.
Some dishes made using shank include:
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee.
Lamb shanks are often braised whole; veal
Veal
Veal is the meat of young cattle , as opposed to meat from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds...
shanks are typically cross-cut.
Some dishes made using shank include:
- Ossobuco alla milanese, an ItalianItalian cuisineItalian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian cuisine in itself takes heavy influences, including Etruscan, ancient Greek, ancient Roman, Byzantine, Jewish and Arab cuisines...
veal shank dish.
- Persian BiryaniBiryaniBiryani, biriani, or beriani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā which means "fried" or "roasted"....
, with different shanks.
- Chilean cazuelaCazuelaCazuela is the common name given to a variety of dishes, specially from South America. It receives its name from the cazuela in which is cooked...
with shank meat, in 19th century ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
during the nitrate boom.