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This Smoked Beef Shank was not only massive, it was massively delicious. Also known as Thor’s Hammer, or Mjollnir (pronounced Me-yol-neer), it takes a lot of time and care to get this giant beef shin to transform into the tender, beefy, fall-apart meal you see pictured below. The good news is that most of it is passive time, so you can kick back and relax into your weekend and wait for one of the best dinners you’ve ever had.

Traeger Smoked Beef Shank

If you’ve been seeing these giant beef shanks all over the internets lately, you aren’t alone. Beef Shanks, also known as “Thor’s Hammer” are everywhere these days and for really good reason. They are impressive, like a Tomahawk steak is, and so full of beefy, savory flavor.

This is a great recipe to show off your smoking skills, and it is faux-fancy. It seems like it is really hard to make, but it is actually simple, and mostly hands-off.

Smoked Beef Shank shopping list

Wondering if you have to hit the store? Here’s the list of items you’ll need to make this recipe. For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

  • beef shin bone (trimmed)
  • granulated garlic
  • rock salt
  • black pepper
  • onion powder
  • beef stock
  • red wine
  • bay leaf
  • pearl onions
  • baby potatoes
  • carrots
  • cornstarch

Ask your butcher to trim your beef shin for you

We have a fantastic grocery store near us called Central Market. It is part of a local chain called Town & Country Markets, and we are frequent fliers there. They have to best ingredients, all kinds of unique and hard-to-find stuff, and the staff is always so helpful. They’ve saved pork neck bones for me before for my Homemade Tonkotsu broth. They’ve answered countless questions, helped me find things, offered help out to my car, etc. It is by far my favorite grocery store. (And no, they aren’t paying me to say that. 😉 I paid for this beef shin all by myself, and they are not sponsoring this post.)

Meet Amir! My new favorite butcher.

When I stopped by the meat department and asked for a “Thor’s Hammer”, the team had never heard of that before but didn’t hesitate to help me out after I described what I wanted. (Ask for a beef shin, trimmed so there’s a “handle” of bone exposed. Keep that meat they trim off, but tell them to ditch most of the fat that’s trimmed away.)

This will save you a ton of work that can be done in minutes by an experienced butcher with the right tools. I also tend to have the meat department slice my pork shoulder for Smoked Al Pastor too!

How to make Traeger Smoked Beef Shank

This is just the overview so you can see what you’re actually getting into here. When you are cooking, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

Preheat

225° is the target. We’re going low-and-slow and want to get lots of smoke into this meat.

Season and Smoke

Season with the salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders. Put the shank on the grill and smoke for 4-5 hours.

Braise

Put the shank in a roasting pan with the broth, wine, onions, and bay leaf. Cover and cook for another 1 1/2 hours.

Time for vegetables

Remove the cover and add in your potatoes and carrots. Cook another 1 1/2 hours.

Check

Test the tenderness of your shank at this time. It should be fall-apart tender, or close to it. If it isn’t fall-apart tender yet, re-cover and cook another 30-45 minutes and check again.

Make gravy

Mix your cornstarch slurry together and set aside. Remove the shank from the roasting pan along with the potatoes and carrots.

On the stovetop, heat the braising liquid to a simmer and whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Cook until thickened.

Enjoy

Serve with the carrots, and potatoes and some crusty bread. Ladle gravy over everything and enjoy!

Smoked Beef Shank FAQ

How do you store leftovers?

Cover tightly and store refrigerated for up to 5 days. The leftovers make a great stew too!

What’s the best way to reheat leftovers?

The microwave works really well for reheating these. I’d suggest reheating the gravy separately though. That typically takes longer to reheat than the other items do, and the end result will be better if you heat the things separately.



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