28 Dec Lamb Shank

You Will Need:

• 4 Lamb Shanks
• Carrots – cut into chunks
• Button Mushrooms
• 2 Stalks Celery- Finely chopped
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• 6 Young/ Small onions – (whole)
• Half Green pepper – finely chopped
• 500ml Good Quality Dry Red Wine
• 1 Can of Chopped Tomatoes
• Fresh Rosemary ( a handful )
• Fresh Thyme (a handful)
• Dried Oregano -one spoon
• 6 Cloves of Garlic halved
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Olive Oil 15ml

Method:

• Season the lamb shanks with salt and pepper and let them rest.
• Heat oil in a heavy pot (it must also be oven proof)
• Sear the shanks till brown, remove from pot and put aside
• In the same pot with oil, fry onions, green pepper, celery until soft
• Add carrots, garlic, young onions and herbs and cook for 2min
• Add can of tomatoes, then lamb shanks and red wine. Let it simmer for 5-10min (Salt& Pepper to taste)
• Put the whole pot (lid closed) in a heated oven for 2,5hours at 180Degrees C.
• Add the button mushrooms (whole) just 30 minutes before you finish cooking your shanks.
• Serve with Mash Potatoes, Roast Veggies, Young Potatoes…. anything really🤷🏽‍♀️