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Braised Lamb Shanks With Green Olives Recipe


Braised Lamb Shanks With Green Olives Recipe Chefmeow / All my dishes
1 year, 1 month ago
If you love lamb, this is a great recipe. It falls off the bone and is loaded with great flavors. The olives are a great addition. This is from my Aunt Barbara's collection. Hope you enjoy as much as we all do.
Prep:10m Cook:120m Servings:8

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Ingredients
  • 4 pounds lamb shanks
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 carrots chopped
  • 1 rib celery chopped
  • 1 white onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 1 cup green olives
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons minced parsley

Directions
  1. Pat lamb dry with paper towels and salt liberally on all sides.
  2. Heat oil over medium heat in large Dutch oven then brown meat on all sides.
  3. When shanks are browned and have been removed to plate drain all but film of fat from pan.
  4. Add carrots, celery, onion and bell pepper then cook stirring constantly for 10 minutes.
  5. Add garlic and cook stirring often until garlic becomes very fragrant about 5 minutes.
  6. Add tomato paste and cook stirring constantly for 5 minutes then add wine and stir to combine.
  7. Place shanks on top of vegetables then cover with foil.
  8. Cover with tight lid and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
  9. Remove lid and foil then add olives and black pepper.
  10. Stir to mix well then turn shanks and check level of liquid.
  11. Wine should just cover vegetables and bottom of shanks then add more wine if necessary.
  12. Return to oven and bake until lamb is tender enough to fall off bone another 45 to 60 minutes.
  13. Remove from oven then turn lamb again and add rosemary then cover and set aside 10 minutes.
  14. Season with salt then chop together lemon zest and parsley.
  15. Serve shanks with some vegetables and sauce then sprinkle lemon parsley mixture over top.

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