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FRESH, NOT FROZEN
DELIVERY FREE OVER £50
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FROM LOCAL FARMS
Deep Flavour, Perfect for Slow Cooking
Cut from the hardworking lower leg, beef shin is rich in connective tissue and marbling that breaks down beautifully during long, slow cooking. Ideal for braises, stews, and casseroles, it delivers a deep, hearty flavour with melt-in-the-mouth texture.
Price range: £16.50 through £19.00
Shin comes from very much lower down on the animal than stewing steak, which generally comes from the shoulder, and for this reason carries more weight and so tends to be tougher. Along with this toughness, though, comes a lot of flavour. The muscles of the shin need to support a great deal of weight and so have lots of connective tissue which, if sufficiently cooked, will break down and melt to create a flavourful gelatinous sauce. As Delia says of shin beef in her “Complete Cookery Course”, “for an old-fashioned brown stew, I wouldn’t use anything else.”
I have experimented with both beef shin and stewing and braising steak and although it takes a little longer to cook, if you’re looking for that beefy, velvet gravy and melt in the mouth texture, it’s the one to choose.
You can buy beef shin on or off the bone. Buying off the bone gives you the convenience of being able to dice or slice it for a pie filling or stew. Leaving the bone in will give you the benefit of some delicious and healthy marrow that will add a further beefy richness to the sauce in a casserole.
When you have your shin beef in front of you, don’t make the mistake of trimming of the sinewy tissue as this is what will give you the gelatinous sauce that you’re looking for.
Beef shin needs a bold full bodied wine to pair with such as Malbec, or if your dish has some spice to it, try a Red Zinfandel.
If you’re looking for beer to match with your beef shin dish, then a good stout will go well.
Shin can be cut into segments or braised whole. Cook it slowly with red wine, beer, or water and stock.
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Nigel Hercock-Walker (verified owner) –
Gary Bradley (verified owner) –
John Potts (verified owner) –
Derek Hutchison (verified owner) –
Perection
Thomas Marks (verified owner) –
John Owen (verified owner) –
Exactly what I wanted, made it in to a Stew and the meat pulled apart beautifully, great taste and will definitely order again!
Teresa McCardal (verified owner) –
Currently Shin is cooking in our oven, we followed your suggested recipe, with the addition of whole little French onions in the gravy. It smells wonderful in our kitchen!
Paul Owen (verified owner) –
Great value
Denes Janka (verified owner) –
Great quality meat. Great choice for slow cooked stews or Gulyás.
100% will buy again.
Bernadette Abela (verified owner) –
Daniele Gordon (verified owner) –
So good for a classic pot-au-feu!
Hazel Moore (verified owner) –
It so yummy when we cook it on slow cooker. It was very juicy and full of flavour and it tasted so much nicer than the one I brought from super market and the local butcher. This is the second time I ordered from this company. I will continue to order more in the future.
Jackie Kelly-Abel (verified owner) –
This was best roast I’ve ever cooked