Slowly Cooked Lamb Shanks

Ingredients

• 2 Lamb shanks
• 1 bottle Italian Passata - 700ml (tomato sauce)
• 5 Baby potatoes
• Table salt
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Celery
• Dry mixed herbs
• 300 grams Sliced mushrooms
• Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 500 ml Milk
• 2 slices Italian bread
• 1 Stock cube (OR fresh veggie stock)
• 1/4 White onion
• Bunch of basil

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 160℃ degrees.

2. 2

   Now we need to cook the lamb shanks, sauce and potatoes separate but at the same time.

3. 3

   Place 2 lamb shanks in a large pot, cover them with water (or fresh stock) and boil for one hour.

4. 4

   Once the water starts to boil, add a cube of vegetable stock.

5. 5

   While you are waiting for the water to boil, cut the potatoes into 4pieces and put them in a deep baking tray, adding 3 tblsp of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of dried herbs on top.

6. 6

   Place the tray in the oven at 160℃ for 1hr.

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   Every 15 minutes, turn the potatoes to make sure they cook through.

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   THE SAUCE

9. 9

   Cut 1/4 of onion, 1 carrot and celery into small pieces and place them in a saucepan with 3 tblsp of extra virgin olive oil on medium heat.

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    Once the onions become golden, add the mushrooms (normally after 2 - 3 minutes).

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    Let this cook for 2 minutes then add the tomato sauce, chopped basil, a pinch of salt and dried mixed herbs.

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    Pour a glass of water into the sauce bottle to get the leftover sauce that’s still stuck on the sides of the bottle and pour it in

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    Mix well with a wooden spoon and cook for around 45min.

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    Add 500ml of milk, stir well and leave to simmer for 10 more minutes.

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    COMBINE YOUR INGREDIENTS:

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    Next, add the tomato sauce to the potatoes and mix well.

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    Add the lamb shanks to the deep baking tray and a big spoonful of stock from the pot.

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    Cover the tray with foil.

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    Put the tray in the oven for 2hr at 160℃ degrees.

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    Make sure you turn the lamb shanks every hour and stir the sauce.

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    After 2hours the lamb shanks are ready.

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    Toast 2 slices of bread in the oven for a couple of minutes until they get crispy. Cut them into small cubes.

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    E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!