Thread: Braised Venison Shanks with Garlic

So on Saturday I had some friends over for dinner.
I looked for a recipe and found this: Braised Venison Shank Recipe with Garlic | Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

Utterly awesome. Was great.
The trick in the recipe looks to be the basting. When it came out of the pot, it was a bit tough I thought, but the basting method worked a treat.

A few changes:

I added a good squeeze of lemon juice - the recipe calls for a lot of salt.
Cook for an extra hour - 2hrs just didn't do it.
Prepare all of the garlic first. His method is hit-and-miss.
The venison shanks I had were boneless as well.

I put the shanks on a bed of polenta - made with milk, some chicken stock, fresh chopped rosemary.

The sauce is a real highlight. Awesome for leftover sandwiches