Find great New Zealand Beef recipes, Lamb recipes, Veal recipes, Venison recipes, Salmon recipes, Duck recipes, Chicken recipes & Pork recipes here – or contact us and we will research one for you

Gourmet Direct Limited - Serious about meat since 1992

FREEPHONE: 0800 737 800 EMAIL: WEBSITE: www.gourmetdirect.com

Search

Use Quickshop to search via
catalogue product code.

100% NZ grown meat

Rachs Haumoana Braised Lamb Shanks

    If you can prepare this early in the day and cook it for the afternoon on a low heat all the better! (I did about 80C for about 6 hours!)

    4 Gourmet Direct Lamb Shanks
    sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    2-3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
    2 carrots finely sliced
    6 sticks of celery, quartered and finely sliced
    2 medium/large onions, quartered and finely chopped
    1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    2/3 of a bottle of Red Wine (That one from last week that was never finished will do!)
    6 anchovy fillets or capers
    1 x tin of diced tomatoes
    1x 500ml vege or chicken stock
    1 x dash of Lee & Perrins

    Season the lamb with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a thick-bottomed casserole pan, add the oil, sear the Lamb on all sides until browned and then remove from the pan.

    Add the garlic, carrot, celery, onions and a pinch of salt and sweat until softened. Add the balsamic vinegar and allow it to reduce to a syrup.
    Pour in the red wine and allow to reduce further for a few minutes.
    Add the tomatoes, stock, Lea & Perrins and anchovies (these really seem to intensify the lamb flavour but you won't even taste them!) - alternatively use capers. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the liquid has reduced and then return the lamb to the dish and add a good dose of cracked black pepper.
    Put on the lid and cook in the oven on 150C for 2 hours (or for longer like I did on a lower heat) turning the lamb a few times during cooking. An ideal time to take out the crock pot!

    Serve one shank per plate with potato or kumera mash and steamed green beans for a wonderful warm wintry dish.

    © Copyright 2005 Gourmet Direct Limited

    Close

    Send to a Friend