Will Lamb Shanks be on your Father’s Day dinner menu this year? Make them extra special with this Italian Lamb Shanks recipe. Dad’s going to love it!
Serves 6
Prep 30 minutes
Cook 2 hours 15 minutes
Italian Lamb Shanks Ingredients
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 lamb shanks, French trimmed
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
2 thin slices prosciutto, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh sage leaves
1 litre chicken stock
1 cup dried French-style puy lentils, rinsed
200g cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
Crusty bread, to serve
Italian Lamb Shanks Method
1) Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced.
2) Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy-based flameproof casserole dish over high heat. Cook lamb shanks, in batches, turning for 5 minutes or until browned all over. Transfer to a large plate.
3) Reduce heat to medium. Heat remaining oil in pan. Add onion, celery, carrot and prosciutto. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add garlic, thyme and sage. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Return shanks. Add stock and 2 cups cold water. Bring to the boil. Cover. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes.
4) Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Add lentils to lamb. Cover. Bake for a further 30 minutes or until lamb is tender, adding tomatoes in the last 15 minutes of cooking time.
5) Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with bread.
Tools of the Trade
Looking for a top-notch oven to cook Dad’s Father’s Day recipe (not to mention Christmas lunch and, well, every other dinner)? The excellent Ariston 600mm 22-Function Pyrolytic Oven from Harvey Norman could very well be the perfect option for you and your family.
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