Braised Lamb Shanks

Lamb shanks are good value, and as each one is a portion, serving is a cinch. You can braise the shanks up to two days ahead

• Cooking Time Prep 10 mins
  Cook 2 hrs, 30 mins
• Skill Level Moderately easy
• Servings Serves 8

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  295

• Protein

  25g

• Carbs

  5g

• Fat

  18g

• Saturates

  8g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  2g

• Salt

  0.41g

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 8 lamb shanks
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• few sprigs fresh rosemary
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 4 garlic cloves, left whole
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 350ml white wine
• 500ml lamb or chicken stock

Directions

1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Pour the oil in a casserole dish or roasting tray large enough to fit all the shanks. Spend a good 10 mins browning the lamb all over. Remove the lamb, add the onion and carrot and cook for 10 mins until starting to brown. Stir in the herbs and garlic and cook for a few mins more. Stir in the flour and tomato purée, season well then pour over the wine and stock. Return the lamb shanks to the pan. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid or tightly with foil and cook, undisturbed, for 1½-2 hrs until lamb is tender.
2. Remove the lamb from the sauce and set aside. Put pan back on the heat and bubble it down for about 15 mins until rich and glossy. Pass through a sieve into a jug. The lamb and sauce can be stored in the fridge for two days or frozen for one month. To serve, reheat the lamb in the sauce, adding a splash of water if the sauce is too thick.

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