Braised Lamb Shanks with Olives and Sun-dried Tomatoes

• Serves: 6
• Difficulty: easy
• Prep time: 30 mins
• Cooking time: 2 hours

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Ingredients

 

6                                  lamb shanks, kept whole, the thin ends trimmed to expose the

bone

65 ml (¼ cup)                         tomato paste

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

30 ml (2 tbsp)              olive oil

1                                  onion, chopped

2                                  carrots, chopped

2                                  cloves garlic, chopped

2                                  bay leaves

125 ml (½ cup)           brandy

250 ml (1 cup)             chicken stock

18                                black olives, pitted and halved

10                                sun-dried tomatoes in oil cut into small pieces

Spekko Royal Umbrella Jasmine Rice to serve

Method

 

1. Heat the oven to 200°C.
2. Layer the lamb shanks in a roasting tin and spread with the tomato paste. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
3. Add olive oil in a large heavy-based pot which can take all the shanks in a single layer. Add the chopped vegetables and garlic. Cook covered over gentle heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the bay leaves and then the roasted shanks.
4. Pour the brandy into the roasting tin, simmer on top of stove over moderate heat, stirring constantly as you bring the brandy to boiling point.
5.  Add the stock and simmer, still stirring for a minute. Pour over the shanks adding enough boiling water almost to cover them. Add water from time to time if liquid level falls too low.
6. Cover and simmer on the stovetop or in an oven at 150-160 degrees for 1-1 ½ hours until very tender.
7. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve sprinkled with the black olives and pieces of sun-dried tomatoes.
8. Serve over warm Spekko Rice.