A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee and shoulder.[1]

A cooked lamb shank
American beef cuts: shank shown in red

Lamb shanks are often braised whole; veal shanks are typically cross-cut.

Some dishes made using shank include:

Notes

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  1. ^ "About Shank with recipes (Crowd Cow)". Crowd Cow. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. ^ Labarca, Rafael. 2009. Meal in the Pampas During the Saltpetre Boom in Chile: A View from Historic Zooarchaeology. Revista Española de antropología Americana.

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