I just put in two beef shanks in the oven. 25 year old enameled D oven. In a minute I have to add a bay leaf or two. So far, chopped onions, chopped celery, VERY thin sliced carrots. Chicken stock and a good bit of tomato paste. I have it barely covered w liquid. By the time we eat, I will add some new potatoes and more carrots. I will post a pic in a few hours. This is a pretty tough crowd reading this thread. I use white wine instead of red wine, when I do use wine. For me, white wine makes a much lighter dish. I cook it on fairly low heat. I browned it a bit on top of stove. I have gotten lazy in my old age. only brown one side, dump in veg and stock/tom paste. ///////
Very important to add. for some reason the super thin sliced carrots really add to the dish. I don't know how it helps, but it makes a world of difference in this dish.
And some pearl onions will add in a bit. I tried to find frozen but all I could get were fresh. Pain in the rear to get skin off, I think blanching is in order to remove skins...