Date Night Lamb Shanks. Sear shanks on all sides then remove from pot (set aside). Remove and set aside, continue until you have done them all. For the best stews, use lamb shanks simmered slowly on the bone.
When the liquid is cool, skim the fat and reserve the juice. Use meat and juice in the following recipes: Tomato Sauce With Lamb and Pasta; Indian Lamb Curry With Basmati Rice; Chinese Braised Lamb Shanks. Sprinkle both sides of the lamb shanks with the spices.
Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, date night lamb shanks. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Sear shanks on all sides then remove from pot (set aside). Remove and set aside, continue until you have done them all. For the best stews, use lamb shanks simmered slowly on the bone.
Date Night Lamb Shanks is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes delicious. They're nice and they look wonderful. Date Night Lamb Shanks is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have date night lamb shanks using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Date Night Lamb Shanks:
- {Take 2-4 of lamb shanks (Make sure your Dutch oven or heavy pot will hold that many).
- {Get 1 of salt and pepper.
- {Get 1 of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- {Get 1 of large onion (red, yellow, white... whichever you prefer).
- {Make ready 10-12 of garlic cloves whole (don't chop smaller than 1/2 if prefered. They cook up sweet).
- {Prepare 1 of Fresh rosemary chopped (about a palm full or two tbls).
- {Get 1 can of articokes (12 in a can)... I'll slice in half as well.
- {Make ready 1/2 cup of pitted Kalamata Olives halved.
- {Get 1 cup of basic tomato sauce **see my other recipe**.
- {Get 1 cup of Favored dry white wine (I like pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc).
- {Make ready 1 cup of chicken stock.
Remove the lamb from the oven. Mix the olive oil with the lemon juice and oregano. Pour over the lamb with a cup of water. Lamb shanks are one of the most foolproof meat choices out there; and when you braise it, you have about as close to a sure thing as there is.
Steps to make Date Night Lamb Shanks:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Rinse/Pat dry lamb shanks and season liberally with salt and pepper. Using your large heavy bottom pan (Dutch oven/Cast iron pot) drizzle olive oil to coat bottom well (5-6 tbsp) over stove top at med heat. Sear shanks on all sides then remove from pot (set aside)..
- To same pot add onion, garlic, artichokes, and rosemary and cook until onions become translucent/soft. Then add olives, wine, sauce, stock and bring to a boil..
- Add the lamb back to the pot and submerge into the liquid atleast 3/4 in thickest part of shank submerged (add more stock/wine/sauce in equal parts if necessary). Cover tightly with lid and place into oven..
- Cook for 1 hr 45 min to 2 hrs turning shanks once half way through cooking time. I find 2 hrs is best. The meat falls off the bone. :).
- Remove from oven and serve! I plate some mashed potatoes or rice and sit the shank right on top and spoon all the goodness it cooked in on top!.
After a long, slow roast in an aromatic, deeply flavored broth, these lamb shanks are sure to get rave reviews. Once seared, set aside on a plate. Pat the lamb shanks dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. When I was young, my family lived in New Zealand for two years after World War II. Some things were in short supply, but one item that was always available was lamb shanks.
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