Recipes

Braised Lamb Shanks

 Serves

  • 6 lamb shanks
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 3 carrots, cut into round slices
  • 10 minced garlic cloves
  • 750mL red wine
  • 400g tin of diced tomatoes
  • 400ml low-salt chicken broth
  • 400ml beef broth
  • 5 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 tsp grated lemon peel

Method

  1. Coat shanks with salt and pepper and heat oil in a large pot. Cook at a
    medium-high heat. Add shanks, a few at a time to the pot and cook until brown on all sides, about 8 minutes, then place the shanks in a bowl.
  2. Add onions, carrots and garlic to the pot and sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Then, stir in all remaining ingredients and add the shanks back into the pot, ensuring they are submerged. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat to medium-low.
  3. Cover and simmer until meat is tender, this should take about 2 hours.
  4. Remove the lid after the two hours and simmer until the meat is very tender, about 30 minutes longer. Transfer shanks to platter and cover with cooking foil.
  5. Boil juices in pot until thickened, season with salt and pepper and spoon over shanks to serve.