Cook like a Star, All Stars ~ 2nd Anniversary ~ Braised Lamb Shanks

Braised Lamb Shanks

from

Bill Granger's Holiday

I have been wanting to make Lamb Shanks for the 

longest time and finally found an

easy recipe!

above: a bit messy!

 Ingredients were:

*Lamb shanks, trimmed of excess fat -

washed and pat dry,

*1/4 cup plain flour seasoned with salt and pepper 

for coating the shanks

(shake off the excess flour)

*2 tablespoon olive oil

*3 small onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges

*3 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly

*fresh ginger, minced or grated ~ 1 tablespoon

*small tin of tomatoe paste

and 3 medium tomatoe - chopped

(original was 1 can of chopped tomatoes)

*1 teaspoon 5 spice powder

*3 tablespoons soy sauce

*375ml water

heat a little of the oil in hot pan

sear the shanks - brown on all sides

remove from pan

add remaining oil

saute the onions for a couple of mins

add the garlic and ginger - saute for a couple of mins

add the tomatoes, 5 spice and soy sauce

then the water

return the shanks to the mixture

bring to boil and then simmer on low heat

for 1.5 hours

check the seasoning - add if necessary

I add carrots to the mixture in the last half hour

and the cauliflower in the last 15 mins

served with pasta

I found this at the last Big Bad Wolf Fireball sale!

A hard cover copy of Bill Granger ~ Holiday!

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