I am sure that many people had lamb over the Easter period and a perfectly Roasted leg of lamb is hard to beat, but in any kind of meat, I prefer the meat from the fore quarter. The meat is tough, I agree, but pot roasting, braising and stewing really brings out the flavor of these(normally) cheaper cuts.
I was going to make Peter from Kalofagas's Chicken recipe tonight, but when I arrived home with the 2 shanks, hubby said: " No chicken for me thanks, I'll have one of those!!!". Sorry Peter, tomorrow night!
Braised Lamb shanks.
Ingredients
2 lamb shanks(trimmed, ask your butcher)
a little flour
salt and pepper
250ml chopped tomatoes(I used tinned)
a sprig of rosemary
a sprig of thyme
125ml red wine
1 tsp sugar
4 cloves garlic
zest and juice of a lemon
1/2 a chili, finely chopped
Ps - I also added about 1/2 tsp dried rosemary and dried coriander and it does add more flavor.
Method
Dust the shanks with flour and brown in a hot skillet.
Place in oven dish(with lid) with all other ingredients.
Braise for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until meat is very soft.
Take out the oven and serve on polenta, rice or pasta.
I served mine with Polenta, here's how....
Make polenta according to packet instructions. When cooked, add a knob of butter and a handful of grated parmesan cheese.
20 comments:
Ahahahaha, no offense taken. You and the husband made the right decision to go for the lamb...chicken can be had anytime!
Thx Peter, my husband (Des) thinks chicken is a vegetable anyway.
Yummm, that looks wonderful. Especially with cheesy polenta.
This looks pretty fabulous! I liked the use of polenta. It's not something I really use much of, it being more Northern Italian than Southern, but I can see where it would be a great addition here. I bet that the polenta was just great after soaking up the lamb juices!
emiline - It was sublime!!!
fearless kitchen - Thx for the info re polenta. It was lovely with all the juices.
droolworthy lamb shank, indeed!
We are on a bit of a meat binge.....it was delicious, though!
Oh, that's just a thing of beauty! Just gorgeous. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
stunning ~ @ reading the recipe i can only imagine how delicious esp. lamb combined w. tomatoes, lemon & coriander....are those mustard seeds in the sauce? - perfect!
beautiful plating ~ TY for sharing your supper ;-)
beautiful....i just learnt how to braise things :) so wanna try this one...i love lamb :)
These look perfect! I absolutely love braised lamb shanks and the flavors in this sound perfect.
taste memory - all the flavors are just perfect partners for lamb isn't it.
rita - go on give it a go.
elly - it was perfect, just one of those dishes where everything was spot on.
This looks so delicious! I can almost taste it...
Thx Linda for the comment as well as popping in.
Looks like your family had a wonderful Easter with many delicious foods. The lamb looks incredible....nice presentation too:D
valli - yes, family gatherings for us is very important and it gives my children roots. Thx for popping in.
That lamb shank dinner looks amazing and tasty!
This was one of my dinners that left me speechless, it was amazing, thank you!
wow, I have been looking through your posts now and I just have to say you cook terrificly well! Everything looks so delicious, you're really good with all those meat-chicken-fish type dishes (on which I am trying to improve). I think I may have found some inspiration here at your blog!
I grew up with flavorsome food, so I do not think it is so spectacular, but when one of the "blog queens" visit your site and leave such positive comments, it is truly an inspiration.
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