Braised Italian Lamb With Mushrooms From Olive Magazine April 10

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lamb shanks
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 400 g chopped tomatoes (tinned)
• 200 ml red wine
• 750 ml lamb stock (to just cover)
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 140 g sliced mixed mushrooms
• 20 g butter
• 1 garlic clove, crushed

Recipe

• 1 brown the lamb shanks in the oil and then place in a small deep casserole dish. pour over the tomatoes and enough lamb stock to just cover. add the thyme sprigs bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours until just tender.
• 2 lift out lamb and keep warm whilst you bubble sauce to thicken.
• 3 fry the mushrooms in butter with garlic and a few more thyme leaves. return the lamb to the sauce serve with the mushrooms and serve crusty bread in a shallow bowl.