Glazed Lamb Shanks
Need a dairy free main course? Glazed Lamb Shanks could be a super recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 56g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 640 calories. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have yukon gold potatoes, dijon mustard, thyme, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 6 hours and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Cut slits into each lamb shank; insert garlic slices. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons oil, thyme, rosemary, parsley, salt and pepper.
Add the lamb; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate overnight.
Drain and discard marinade. In large skillet, brown shanks in remaining oil on all sides in batches.
Place shanks in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker.
In the same skillet, combine the beer, honey, thyme, bay leaves, Dijon, garlic, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Pour over meat. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat and potatoes are tender, adding the potatoes during the last 2 hours of cooking.
Remove lamb and potatoes from slow cooker. Strain sauce and discard bay leaves. If desired, thicken sauce.
Serve with lamb and potatoes.