Slow Roast Lamb Shank

Serves 4

A slow roasted lamb shank is gorgeous, the meat becomes wonderfully tender. It melts in your mouth and falls of the bone beautifully. Lamb shank is a wonderful cut of meat, meat of the bone is full of rich flavours and it is also cheap.

This is a perfect meal if you want to show off, lamb shank looks fantastic. Serve on top of a pile of creamy mash potatoes and your guests will be very impressed. A rustic, hearty, filling meal that looks spectacular smells great and taste even better.

Ingredients

• 4 large lamb shanks
• Plain flour
• Butter
• Olive oil
• 2 red onions thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 100ml balsamic vinegar
• 500ml red wine
• 2 tbsp puree
• Sprig of rosemary

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150C. Sprinkle the lamb shanks with flour and seasoning.
2. Heat olive oil and butter in an oven proof dish with a tight lid. Lightly brown the onions in the dish, when brown remove from dish with a slotted spoon.
3. Brown the lamb shanks in the dish then add all the other ingredients to the dish, roast for at least 2 hours until meat is almost falling off of the bone.