Lamb Shanks with Cilantro Sauce

Lamb Shanks with Cilantro Sauce
Lamb Shanks with Cilantro Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 291 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours. If you have aji amarillo pepper, peas, lamb shanks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
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Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large oven-safe pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir red onion, aji pepper, garlic, cumin, salt, and black pepper in hot oil until onion begins to brown, about 10 minutes; transfer cooked onion mixture to a blender and add cilantro, beef broth, and Riesling wine. Blend the mixture into a smooth sauce, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Heat 1 more tablespoon olive oil in same pot over medium heat; brown lamb shanks on all sides in hot oil, about 2 minutes per side.
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Pour cilantro sauce over lamb shanks and cover with lid.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 2 hours.
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Add potato chunks to the pot.
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Pour pisco over lamb and vegetables. Continue baking until lamb is very tender and sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 more hour.
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Remove from oven and sprinkle peas over the lamb; cover pot to let peas heat through, about 10 minutes.
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Let lamb shanks cool 15 minutes before serving.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In4 hrs
Servings4
Health Score21
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