Braised Lamb Shanks
Ingredients
| 6 lamb shanks, trimmed | ||
| 1/4 cup vegetable oil | ||
| 2 onions, diced | ||
| 2 stalks celery, diced | ||
| 2 carrots, peeled and diced | ||
| 4 garlic cloves, minced | ||
| 1 cup dry red wine | ||
| 1 cup canned tomatoes with juices | ||
| 6 cups beef stock | ||
| 2 sprigs fresh rosemary | ||
| 2 sprigs fresh thyme | ||
| 2 bay leaves | ||
| 2 tbs fresh parsley | ||
| kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste |
These lamb shanks are seasoned with red wine, rosemary and thyme and are falling off the bone tender.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Season shanks with salt and pepper.
- In a dutch oven over medium high heat add the oil and brown the shanks on all sides. About 10 minutes.
- Transfer shanks to a platter and pour off fat.
- Add onions, celery and carrot to the same pot.
- Add the garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add the wine and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes with juices, stock, rosemary and thyme, bay leaf and shanks and bring to a boil.
- Cover pan and place in the oven. Cook for about 2 hours.
- Transfer lamb shanks to a serving platter.
- Discard bay leaves and skim any fat off of sauce.
- Place sauce in a blender and puree until smooth.
- Pour sauce over shanks and garnish with parsley.
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