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Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb

Braised Lamb

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Ingredients

Ingredients

One 1 1/2-pound lamb shank
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large onions, coarsely chopped
5 garlic cloves, smashed
1 celery rib, coarsely chopped
1 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup ruby port
1 rosemary sprig
3 large carrots, peeled
1/4 cup mixed chopped parsley, mnt
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325°. Season the lamb with salt and pepper.

In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the lamb and cook over moderately high heat until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer the lamb to a plate and pour off the oil.

Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the skillet and add the onions, garlic and celery. Cook over moderate heat until browned, 12 minutes.

Add the wine and port and boil until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 4 minutes.

Transfer to a roasting pan and add the rosemary and carrots. Arrange the lamb shank in the pan, add 3/4 cup of water and cover with foil.

Bake for 2 hours, turning the lamb once, until the lamb is very tender.

Transfer the lamb to a bowl. Keep warm.

Strain the pan juices into a saucepan. Boil over high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, 7 minutes.

Shred the shank meat and add it to the pan juices; season with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle the herbs and lemon zest over the carrots. Surround the carrots with the lamb and sauce and serve.

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - add the onions, garlic and celery

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb – add wine

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb – add port

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - boil until reduced

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the lamb and cook over moderately high heat until browned on all sides

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Arrange the lamb shank in the pan

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Bake for 2 hours, turning the lamb once, until the lamb is very tender

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Bake for 2 hours

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Transfer the lamb - Keep warm.

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Strain the pan juices into a saucepan

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Boil over high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - Shred the shank meat

Cooking at Home - Braised Lamb - add it to the pan juices

Ready to serve…

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If you are one of those folks who do not enjoy lamb replace the lamb with bone in beef. We found a cut called beef back ribs. About two pounds worked just find. Also replace the mint with some chives…