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title: "Bushbuck Bites: Slow Cooked Venison Shanks Recipe"
date: "2024-08-06"
author: "Alesha Tomasi"
category: "Articles"
tags: [camping, outdoor]
image: "https://images.ctfassets.net/vqzddtz845zg/4Sj4ZEwP9YKzTnwm0SrCTT/15c67e3adb6c5e89ffe455f61b151de0/Image-49.jpg"
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# Bushbuck Bites: Slow Cooked Venison Shanks Recipe

**By Alesha Tomasi — August 6, 2024**
**Category:** Articles | **Tags:** camping, outdoor

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## 📖 Overview

Venison shanks aren't the most prized cut of meat, but I reckon they're wildly underrated. You're probably familiar with lamb shanks as they're listed on countless restaurant menus. But venison shanks often get overshadowed by the loins, legs and steaks. Granted, venison shanks can be a tougher, chewier cut of meat if you try to fry them or chuck them in the oven. But the secret is to slow cook your venison shanks so that the meat becomes so juicy and tender it's pretty much falling off the bone. So before you consider feeding your shanks to the dog or, even worse, leaving them behind in the hills, give this recipe a try. It only takes about 10 minutes to prepare. You can chuck all the ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning and have a delicious, hearty, wild-harvested meal ready for when you get home. Trust me when I say you won't look at venison shanks the same way again.

[**Recipe by Alesha Tomasi**](https://www.instagram.com/alesha_tomasi/)** **



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## Ingredients

- 4 venison shanks
- 1 large onion
- 4 celery sprigs
- 3 carrots or 2 large carrots
- 7 garlic cloves (more or less depending on your taste)
- Fresh rosemary or 1 tsp of dried
- Fresh thyme or 1 tsp of dried
- 1/2 cup of red wine (I used a Merlot)
- 1 tin of diced tomatoes in juice
- 1 cup of water
- 1 beef stock cube
- 1 tsp of juniper berries (crush them in a mortar)
- 1 Tbsp of corn flour
- 1 Tbsp of gravy mix





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## Recipe Instructions

1. Put the shanks in the slow cooker
2. Pour in red wine
3. Add in the tomatoes
4. Add in beef stock
5. Chop celery and carrots into small pieces and add in
6. Dice onions and add
7. Add in rosemary, thyme, garlic and beef stock together
8. Crush juniper berries in a mortar then add on top
9. Pour in water
10. Mix everything around in the cooker
11. Leave to cook all day on low
12. Serve with a kumara and potato mash
13. Once you've removed the shanks from the slow cooker add the cornflour to the leftover juice to thicken it up into a gravy to pour over your meal. Tip: I recommend mixing the corn flour with a little bit of warm water to create a slurry before adding it to the juice so it doesn't go all lumpy

Now tuck in and enjoy this hearty, delicious, nutritious meal, perfect for those chilly winter dinners.

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## 🎥 Slow Cooked Venison Shanks Recipe Video

[Watch on YouTube](https://videos.ctfassets.net/vqzddtz845zg/y7lPe5prdDxvIWfwcYppf/668e206fc1d86c05ab6950a78f106c65/My_Venison_shanks____Episode_5_of_my_slow_cooker_series_-Ingredients-4_venison_shanks_400g_of_caned_diced_tomatoes_1_large_o.mp4)

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