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Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce

A classic way to prepare shanks, these are slow cooked in a deeply flavoured red wine sauce until they are meltingly tender. You can't taste the red wine at the end, it completely transforms into a rich sauce.

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Ingredients

number of servings
4

Ingredients

  • 4 lamb shanks Added to
  • 1 teaspoon EACH salt and pepper Added to
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced) Added to
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste Added to
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil(separated) Added to
  • 4 cups ml chicken stock low sodium or water Added to
  • 1 onion(finely diced brown Added to
  • 1 carrot Added to
  • 1 celery (finely diced) Added to
  • 750 ml red wine(full bodied good value wine) Added to
  • 5 sprigs of thyme (preferably tied together) Added to
  • 2 dried bay leaves (or fresh) Added to

TO SERVE

  • Mashed potato Added to
  • polenta or pureed cauliflower Added to
  • Fresh thyme leaves (optional garnish) Added to
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Directions

180 min.
1. Step

Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.Pat the lamb shanks dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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2. Step

Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a heavy based pot over high heat. Sear the lamb shanks in 2 batches until brown all over, about 5 minutes.Remove lamb onto a plate and drain excess fat (if any) from the pot.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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3. Step

Turn the heat down to medium low. Heat remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil in the same pot, if needed. Add the onion and garlic, cook for 2 minutes.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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4. Step

Add carrot and celery. Cook for 5 minutes until onion is translucent and sweet.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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5. Step

Add the red wine, chicken stock, crushed tomato, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaves. Stir to combine.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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6. Step

Place the lamb shanks into the pot, squeezing them in to fit so they are mostly submerged. Turn stove up, bring to a simmer. Cover, then transfer to the oven for 2 hours

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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7. Step

Remove from oven, remove lid, then return to the oven for another 30 minutes (so 2 1/2 hours in total). Check to ensure lamb meat is ultra tender (use 2 forks) - if not, cover and keep cooking. Ideal is tender meat but still just holding onto bone.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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8. Step

Remove lamb onto plate and keep warm. Pick out and discard bay leaves and thyme.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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9. Step

Strain the sauce into a bowl, pressing to extract all sauce out of the veggies (for repurposing the veggies). Pour strained sauce back into pot. Bring to simmer over medium heat and reduce slightly to a syrupy consistency. Taste then add salt and pepper to taste.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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10. Step

Serve the lamb shanks on mashed potato or cauliflower puree with plenty of sauce! Garnish with thyme leaves if desired.

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce - preparation step 1

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