Crock Pot Braised Lamb Shanks

Sue Lau's Note:

Very tender lamb with lots of delicate spices. Great over rice or couscous.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 -4 lbs lamb shanks
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup red wine
• 2 large onions , finely chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas or 1 (16 ounce) can cannellini beans
• cooked rice or couscous

Directions:

1. Brown lamb shanks under broiler to remove excess fat.
2. Remove shanks from broiler and place in the bottom of crock pot.
3. Mix together salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, nutmeg, cinnamon, paprika, lemon zest, tomato sauce and red wine.
4. Pour over lamb shanks in crock pot.
5. Sprinkle chopped onions and drained chickpeas over the top.
6. Set crock pot on low for 8-10 hours.
7. Serve lamb shanks on rice or couscous.
8. Skim sauce of any fat, if serving.

Reviews

[Elaniemay]

This was a little to tangy (tomato) for us. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't Wow! at least not for us anyway. It made a nice quick meal though.

[Jewelies]

We enjoyed this a lot thanks Sue. I cooked mine in the oven set at 120C for about 3 1/2 hours and the shanks were beautifully tender. This is a very easy recipe to throw together. Couldn't bring myself to serve just with couscous so instead served with roast potatoes and steamed veggies. This made quite a lot of sauce so have frozen some for later.