Roasted Lamb Shanks

My hubby really loves his lamb, particularly shank, this recipe is a real winner and he says it is the best he has ever tasted!! ;-)

Ingredients

·         8 Lamb Shanks

·         2 Onions

·         2 Carrots

·         60 ml Oil

·         2 Celery Sticks

·         10 ml Robertsons Rosemary

·         1 Robertsons Cinnamon Stick

·         750 ml Beef Stock Cube

·         3 Cloves Garlic Crushed

·         2 Oranges Grated Rind

·         500 ml Red Wine

·         60 ml Brown Sugar

·         125 ml Balsamic Vinegar

·         200 ml Tomato Paste

Instructions

·         1.  Brown the lamb shanks in oil and place in a casserole dish

·         2.  Sauté the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, rosemary and cinnamon in some oil

·         3.  Add the grated orange rind, wine, stock, sugar, tomato paste and vinegar and pour over the shanks

·         4.  Cover and cook at 160°C for 3 hours

·         5.  Open and cook for a further 30 minutes

·         6.  Remove shanks and boil the sauce to reduce to half the original amount

You can find this recipe online at: www.robertsons.co.za/recipes/roasted-lamb-shanks