Braised-Lamb Shank Shepherd's Pie with Creamed Spinach

Name: Braised-Lamb Shank Shepherd's Pie with Creamed Spinach
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 296 milliliters beef broth; 5 mediums carrots, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 kilograms lamb shanks (4 large); 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 smalls onions, trimmed and quartered (do not peel); 118 milliliters fresh rosemary sprigs; 1 kilograms russet (baking) potatoes; 1 teaspoons salt; 6 servings Creamed spinach; 118 milliliters fresh thyme sprigs; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 296 milliliters water; 177 milliliters whole milk

Braised-Lamb Shank Shepherd's Pie with Creamed Spinach is a Scottish recipe that serves 6. One serving contains 569 calories, 45g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours. A mixture of onions, carrots, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the rosemary you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Brie Dessert Pizza with Rosemary and Candied Pecans as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.

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Oven

Put lamb shanks in a large metal roasting pan, then rub with oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange onion wedges around lamb. Roast lamb in middle of oven 40 minutes. Turn shanks over, scatter with herb sprigs, and roast 40 minutes more.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

Onion

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Pour wine, broth, and water into roasting pan. Cover pan tightly with foil and braise lamb until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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Broth

Water

Lamb

Wine

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Roasting Pan

Aluminum Foil

Transfer shanks to a plate and remove and discard skins from onions.

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Onion

Pour cooking liquid (including onions) into a large glass measure (do not clean roasting pan).

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Onion

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Roasting Pan

Pierce each potato once with a fork and bake on rack in lower third of oven until cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes.

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Potato

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Oven

Cool potatoes 10 minutes, then halve lengthwise and scoop out flesh. Force warm potatoes through ricer into a bowl. Stir in salt, milk, and pepper to taste.

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Potato

Pepper

Milk

Salt

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Potato Ricer

Bowl

Cook carrots in boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Rinse under cold running water to stop cooking.

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Carrot

Water

Skim fat from cooking liquid (you'll have about 2 1/2 cups broth).

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Broth

Whisk together 1 cup broth and flour in a large bowl to make a thin paste, then whisk in remaining broth (including onions). Set roasting pan across 2 burners and pour broth mixture into pan. Boil over moderate heat, whisking, until thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Onion

Broth

All Purpose Flour

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Roasting Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Cut lamb meat from bones, then tear meat into bite-size pieces. Stir meat into gravy.

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Gravy

Lamb

Meat

Reduce oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Spoon lamb-shank mixture into a 12- by 3-inch oval gratin dish or a 2 1/2- to 3-quart shallow baking dish, spreading evenly. Scatter carrots over lamb, then top with creamed spinach, spreading evenly. Top spinach with mashed potatoes, spreading evenly to edges of dish to cover filling completely. Make swirl patterns on surface of potatoes with back of spoon, then drizzle with melted butter.

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Potato

Carrot

Spinach

Butter

Lamb

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Baking Pan

Put baking dish in a foil-lined shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan to catch drips and bake until top is golden and filling is bubbling, about 1 hour.

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Baking Pan

Oven

Aluminum Foil

• Lamb shanks can be made 1 day ahead of assembling shepherd's pie and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before proceeding.• Mashed potatoes can be made 1 day ahead of assembling shepherd's pie and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before proceeding.• Shepherd's pie can be assembled (before being drizzled with melted butter) 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.

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Lamb Shanks

Potato

Butter

Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before drizzling with butter and baking.

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Butter