Description
Wonderfully tender, these lamb shanks are melt in your mouth juicy.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 lamb shanks
- 5 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, plus sprigs for garnish
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup dry white wine
Instructions
- In a large frying pan
- heat oil over medium-high heat. Add shanks to hot pan
- and brown all sides; this should take about 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-low
- and add garlic to the pan; cook for 30 to 40 seconds. Stir in onion
- and continue cooking until translucent
- 6 to 8 minutes. Return shanks to the pan
- and season with 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary and salt and pepper to taste. Pour in wine
- raise heat to medium-high
- and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low
- cover tightly
- and simmer until the shanks are very tender when pierced with a knife
- 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Turn once or twice during cooking
- and add water as necessary to maintain original level of liquid. Serve shanks garnished with rosemary sprigs.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 50 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs
Servings: 4