Dinner for 6

Instant Pot Beef Shank

Name: Instant Pot Beef Shank
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 beef shanks; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp canola oil; 1 small onion; 1 carrot; 1 green pepper; 1 cup dry red wine or beef broth; 1 cup beef broth; 1 slice lemon; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp water

Beef shanks pressure-cook with vegetables and broth, then finish with a smooth cornstarch sauce.

Typical price

$14.05for 4 servings

$3.51 per serving$14.05 for 4

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Photo: tasteofhome.com

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

American Dairy-free Low-carb Family Dinners Instant Pot

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	2.65 lb	$18.35Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.39Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.17Typical price
Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	17 oz	$1.16Typical price
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$21.08

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 beef shanks
1 tsp salt
1 tsp canola oil
1 small onion
1 carrot
1 green pepper
1 cup dry red wine or beef broth
1 cup beef broth
1 slice lemon
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water

Steps

Season the beef shanks with salt.
Set a 6-quart pressure cooker to sauté, heat the oil, and brown the shanks on all sides.
Add the onion, carrot, green pepper, wine or broth, beef broth, and lemon slice.
Seal the cooker and cook at high pressure for 30 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
Check that the beef reaches 145 F, then transfer the shanks to a plate.
Set the cooker to sauté, stir in cornstarch mixed with water, and cook for 3 minutes until thickened.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with beef chuck roast or stew beef on sale.