Slow-Braised Lamb Shanks

Name: Slow-Braised Lamb Shanks
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters thinly sliced fresh basil; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 kilograms lamb shanks, trimmed; 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 118 milliliters fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth; 710 milliliters lower-sodium marinara sauce (such as McCutcheons); 1 teaspoon olive oil; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 118 milliliters red wine

Slow-Braised Lamb Shanks might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 326 calories, 40g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, lemon rind, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon rind you could follow this main course with the Lemon-Almond Cake with Lemon Curd Filling as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Sprinkle lamb evenly with pepper.

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Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add lamb to pan; cook 8 minutes, browning on all sides.

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Lamb

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Remove lamb from pan.

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Lamb

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Add onion, thyme, and garlic to pan; cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Garlic

Onion

Thyme

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Add wine to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; cook until liquid evaporates (about 2 minutes). Stir in marinara sauce and broth; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return lamb to pan. Cover; reduce heat to low, and simmer 2 hours or until very tender and meat pulls easily from the bone.

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Broth

Bone

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Wine

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Remove lamb from pan; skim any fat from surface of sauce, and discard. Increase heat to medium-high; bring sauce to a boil, and cook until sauce thickens (about 6 minutes).

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Add lamb; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

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Remove pan from heat; stir in basil and rind.

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