Braised Lamb Shanks

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 lamb shanks (trimmed of fat)
• 1 large onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 cups beef stock
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 4 bay leaves
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and pepper in large ziplock bag (i used a freezer bag).
• 2 dredge lamb shanks in flour.
• 3 thinly slice onion, mince garlic.
• 4 heat oil in large frying pan.
• 5 fry shanks until golden brown on each side.
• 6 turn with tongs.
• 7 place shanks in dutch oven, or large oven proof pot with lid.
• 8 add minced garlic and bay leaves to pot.
• 9 add onion slices to frying pan.
• 10 cook stirring occasionally until onion is soft.
• 11 add red wine to frying pan.
• 12 cook stirring occasionally until slightly syrupy, approximately five minutes.
• 13 pour onion mixture over shanks.
• 14 sprinkle italian seasoning over shanks.
• 15 pour beef stock into pot.
• 16 cook in 375 f oven for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
• 17 sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• 18 if desired sauce may be thickened by removing lamb shanks to plate and simmering sauce on stove top for 15 minutes or until it coats the back of a spoon.
• 19 return shanks to sauce to rewarm.