Wine Braised Lamb Shanks

[Northern Light]

When we were in England last May, we both devoloped a taste for lamb shanks, something we had never had before. I made them tonight to counteract the wintry temperatures and the million feet of snow that my poor husband had to move. Wonderful! This recipe take a while, but once it is in the oven, you can forget it for 3 hours. I boiled the last of our garden potatoes and then threw them in the sauce for the last 10 min. You could mash potatoes instead!

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks in Red Wine

READY IN:
3hrs 20mins
SERVES:
4
UNITS:
US
Ingredients Nutrition

• 4 (1 1/2 lb) lamb shanks
• 2 large carrots, roughly chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 750 ml full-bodied red wine (1 bottle)( Iused a Valpolicello, because that was what I had on hand)
  
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
• 1 -2 tbsp. cornflour (cornstarch)
• olive oil, for cooking
• salt & pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 F degrees.
2. Season the lamb shanks with salt and pepper.
3. In a large frying pan brown the lamb shanks on all sides in the olive oil; remove from pan and put into a large casserole dish to keep warm.
4. In the same frying pan put in the carrots, onions, garlic, bay leaves and rosemary and cook slowly until nicely colored.
5. Pour in the red wine, beef stock, and brown sugar into the frying pan and stir gently bringing it to a low boil.
6. Pour the wine mixture over the lamb shanks; top up with water if needed.
7. Cover; put in oven and cook for 2 1/2 – 3 hours until very tender.
8. Remove the lamb shanks and keep warm and skim the fat off the top of the red wine juices.
9. Mix together the cornflour with just a bit of cold water and whisk the cornflour mixture into the red wine juices until desired consistency.
10. Serve up on individual plates and enjoy.

I used a Le Cruset casserole, and turned the heat down 25 degrees, and let it cook longer, because that fit my schedule better. Turned out magnificent, merci!

 

[donna]

This sounds delicious. I enjoy lamb.

 

[captaindrew]

Looks good, we eat lamb often, going to have to hold onto this one.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Delicious