where can I get beef shin?

I have a recipe that calls for beef shin. Any idea where I can get it? I asked at Bryan's in Laurel Village, but they had no idea what I was talking about?

Anyone?

thanks!

jb

[Robert Lauriston]

American butchers usually saw up the shank across the bone, but if you get a whole shin you can bone it. Any full-service butcher that gets primal cuts or breaks down whole animals could do that.

In SF, give Avedano's, Fatted Calf, Olivier's, or Marin Sun Farms might be able to do that.

[xy11xy]

I've been perplexed about that too.

I saw recipes that call for beef shin in Longrain Modern Thai, and I thought they must mean shank...but these pieces of meat were boneless and didn't look like they'd been de-boned.

I guess it can only be shank..a whole one where the bone's been removed.

[Melanie Wong]

As noted above, there's a boneless, whole muscle cut called banana shank. Here's a photo of it,
http://forums.egullet.org/uploads/1130276074/gallery_19795_1981_2336.jpg

You can find it readily at Chinese and Korean butchers.
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/146/331...

It is called beef shank. It comes in two forms one is cross cut with a section of bone, while the other commonly called banana shank is the whole shank wihtout the bones. Depending what the recipe calls for then you will know what to buy.

Any Aisan market will have it.

I shopped at the Safeway by Geary between Webster and Fillmore today. They had beef shank, as well as beef and pork feet. As well as buffalo fish.

Many chain groceries will carry specialty foods reflecting regional preferences of the area patrons.

And I gave a shout of delight to see a pickup full of watermelons at Eddy and Webster. None of that Real Food's $.59/lb. Lol I don't know what they were charging but it brought back fond memories of driving back from the Jersey shore.

Had all kinds of it at Ranch 99 yesterday. I was at the one in Fremont.

Try asking for beef shank, which I believe is the same thing.

Link: http://eatingchinese.org