Celebration Roast

Name: Celebration Roast
Ingredients: 3 pounds onions peeled and cut into half rings; 4 pounds beef shank; 2 tablespoons English mustard; 5 tablespoons olive oil; 1 quart beef stock; 1 bay leaf; 1 3/4 pounds baby carrots cleaned; 1 head lettuce washed and torn into pieces; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 lemon; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup all purpose flour

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 pounds onions peeled and cut into half rings
4 pounds beef shank
2 tablespoons English mustard
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 quart beef stock
1 bay leaf
1 3/4 pounds baby carrots cleaned
1 head lettuce washed and torn into pieces
3 tablespoons sugar
1 lemon
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup all purpose flour

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Season beef and brush with mustard.
2

Heat oil in a large roasting pan over high heat. Sear beef all over. Remove from pan; add onions and saute, scrapping the bottom of the pan, until soft. Return beef to pan, add stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover, and roast for 2 hrs 30 mins, basting regularly. Remove from pan, wrap in foil and let rest for 15 mins. Retain cooking juices in the roasting pan.
3

Cook carrots in boiling salted water for 8 mins. Meanwhile, arrange lettuce in a bowl. Whisk sugar and lemon juice into sour cream, then toss lettuce in the dressing.
4

Combine flour and 1/3 cup cold water, stir into juices in the pan and simmer for 3-4 mins. Season the gravy and pour into gravy boat. Carve roast into slices and serve with a little onion and carrots on a large plate.