Add the pieces of beef shin and let everything come up to a bubble again, then clamp on a lid and put into the oven for 2 hours (or longer if using regular stewing steak). Take the casserole ...

Shin can be bought on or off the bone, whole, in slices, or diced, all of which are suited to slow cooking. If bought in thick slices with the bone running through the middle it's a good ...