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Slow-roasted Mediterranean lamb shanks

October 8, 2023 (Last Updated: October 6, 2023)

Imagine tender, succulent lamb shanks, slow-cooked to perfection, infused with the flavours of the Mediterranean! Perfect as a Sunday lunch and there will definitely be leftovers for Monday! Mop up the extra sauce with crusty bread or mashed potato!

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Slow-roasted Mediterranean lamb shanks

Serves: 6

Cooking Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

6 lamb shanks
3 whole garlic cloves, peeled
and sliced
45ml (3 tbsp) olive or avocado oil
6 whole garlic cloves, skin on
60ml (¼ cup) caperberries, drained
4 large sprigs of fresh rosemary
(whole)
30ml (2 tbsp) fresh rosemary, chopped
a small handful of fresh oregano
60ml (¼ cup) sun-dried tomatoes,
chopped
2,5ml (½ tsp) dried chilli flakes
(optional)
sea salt and freshly ground black
pepper, to taste
250ml (1 cup) dry white wine
juice of 1 lemon
mashed potato or crusty bread,
to serve

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Using a sharp knife, make incisions in the lamb shanks and fill with the sliced garlic. Drizzle with oil and place in a large baking dish together with the whole garlic cloves.

Add the caperberries, whole and chopped rosemary, oregano, sun-dried tomatoes and chilli flakes.

Season well and add the wine and lemon juice. Cover the baking dish with foil and roast for 20 minutes.

Lower the oven temperature to 180°C and roast for a further 1 hour and 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 150°C and remove the foil for the final 25 minutes of cooking.

Remove the shanks from the oven and rest for 10 – 15 minutes. 7 Serve with a large bowl of garlic mashed potatoes or fresh crusty bread.

TO DRINK: To match the Mediterranean flavours, go for a medium-bodied wine of an Italian grape variety like sangiovese

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