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Basque Lamb Shanks

At a Glance

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
2 hours
Total
2 hours 20 minutes
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Lamb
  • Main Course
  • Basque
  • European
  • Spanish
  • Braising
  • Oven
  • Lamb/Sheep

Dietary

  • High protein
  • High Protein

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 1035.8 per serving 4143.2 for selected servings
Fat 68.1g per serving 272.4g for selected servings
Sugar 1.6g per serving 6.4g for selected servings
Protein 78.5g per serving 314g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 19.4g per serving 77.6g for selected servings

I have never tried this recipe in a slow cooker but I think it could easily be adapted . Cook the shanks on low all day, have the beans prepared and finish the last steps before serving. Great taste, don't be scared of the 12 cloves of garlic.

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Equipment

Dutch oven, oven

Ingredients

  • 4 lamb shanks
  • 10 tablespoons lite olive oil
  • 12 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1/2 lb mushroom, button sized
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup Burgundy wine
  • 1 cup navy beans, cooked with garlic below
  • 4 cloves garlic (use canned and bring to a boil with the garlic)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup vinegar

Instructions

  1. Brown the shanks in a Dutch oven in 2 tbsp oil, remove shanks.

  2. Add 4 cloves of garlic and the mushrooms, brown well.

  3. Return shanks to the pot, add wine and the broth.

  4. Cook covered, in a 350F oven for about 2 hours (add more broth if needed) until the meat falls off the bone.

  5. Meanwhile prepare your beans, if starting from scratch boil the beans with 4 cloves of garlic until they are tender, if using canned bring them to a boil with the garlic and let them steep.

  6. Remove the garlic from the beans.

  7. Remove bones from the shanks.

  8. Add beans to the meat and heat through.

  9. Meanwhile prepare the sauce combining 4 cloves of minced garlic,salad oil, parsley and vineger, You may warm the sauce or have it at room temp.

  10. Serve the sauce on the side.

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