1 Sprinkle shanks with salt and pepper. 2  Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. 3  Working in batches, cook shanks until brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. 4  Transfer shanks to plate.eady In. 1  Sprinkle shanks with salt and pepper. 2  Add onions, carrots and garlic to pot and saute until golden brown, about 10 minutes. 3  Remove cover from pot.
Top definition. trivial. There are at least two usages of trivial. One is to describe answers, and the other is to describe questions/tasks. Answers: A trivial answer is something which is either immediately self-evident or which conveys no information. Questions/Tasks: A trivial question can perhaps be defined as something for which either the answer or the method of finding the answer is known by the person asked the question.
1a : a subject under consideration Several other matters will come before the committee.b : a subject of disagreement or litigation The matter in dispute is basically trivial.c matters plural : the events or circumstances of a particular situation planned to discuss matters with her husband soond : the subject or substance of a discourse or writing ...