Braised Lamb Shanks w Red Wine and Prunes
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- Serves
- 6
I serve this on my birthday every year to whoever wants to come sit in the back yard, drink wine, and eat lamb. It's special but simple.
Ingredients
- 6 Lamb Shanks cut in half
- Flour for dusting
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 4 Carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 Fennel Bulb, chopped
- 6 Garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoon Fresh thyme, chopped roughly
- 3 tablespoon Fresh Basil, chopped roughly
- 2 cup Hearty red wine
- 1 cup Lamb stock
- 1 pound Fresh tomatoes, chopped or good quality canned tomatoes
- 1 cup pitted prunes, chopped
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Directions
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 325.
- Step 2
Season lamb chops with salt and pepper and dust with flour. Heat large oversafe pan with deep sides with olive oil. Brown lamb on both sides and set aside.
- Step 3
In the same pan, saute the onions, scraping the pan and adding a bit more olive oil if sticking too much. When the onions are golden, add the carrots and fennel and saute another 5 min. Add the garlic and saute for 1 min until fragrant. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer.
- Step 4
Return lamb chops to the pan, cover and bake for about 2 hours until lamb is falling off the bone. Taste and adjust seasonings, serve with warm crusty bread.