Can You Identify this Cut of Meat?

[Euonymous]

It's somewhat embarrassing to mention, but I found a piece of meat in my freezer this morning that I had neglected to label. Clearly I thought I would remember what it was. Ha, ha, silly me!! I think it's a slice of beef shank, but would like to know if anyone can identify it more certainly.

I'm quite sure it's beef. It's round in shape, about 5-1/2 inches in diameter, and 2 inches in height. There is a vaguely round/triangular bone, maybe 2-1/2 inches in diameter, running from close to one edge to the center. There is a nice ring of fat going just about all around the piece of meat. If I'm lucky I added a picture below.

And, for those who can identify it, can you also give me a clue about how to cook it? I will greatly appreciate any help you can give me.

Thanks,
Liz

[robstew48]

Its ox tail , Casserole with a dark ale .

[bushwickgirl]

Never seen a section of oxtail quite that big. If that's oxtail, It musta come from Babe the Blue Ox.

[cgarner]

That could be a little plate

[Euonymous]

It's a standard-sized dinner plate and the cut was definitely not an oxtail. I'm quite sure at this point that it was a piece of beef shank, certainly not veal as I were feeling wealthy enough to buy veal I would never put veal into the freezer. The beef shank made a delicious beef, barley, and vegetable soup that everyone enjoyed.

Thanks again.

[bushwickgirl]

A very good use for a tasty cut of beef.

[joonjoon]

It's definitely shank, but the color looks more like veal to me. Osso buco time!

[Euonymous]

Thanks, everybody! I appreciate the identification and suggestions very much.

Since the family's kind of sick of beef stew type things right now, I think I'm going to make a beef stock and then turn it into beef, barley, vegetable soup. The pot's on the stove as I type this.

[chefj]

The perfect cut for Ossobucco.

[bushwickgirl]

Quaditto on the beef shank suggestion, excellent.

[weezycom]

def. beef shank. Long, slow braise will turn out a very nice meal.

[Cherylptw]

Yep, looks like beef shank

[cassoulady]

This looks like a shank to me. Veal shanks are used in osso bucco but I am sure you could do something similar with beef. I think that a long slow cooking would be best.