Name: Lamb Shanks Italian-Style recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 170 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 4 lamb shanks; 4 garlic cloves; 2 onions thinly sliced; 1 red capsicum large sliced; 1 cup chicken stock (liquid); 1 cup red wine; 1/2 cup passata; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped

by shirleyjw Last updated on 07/09/2019

Succulent, oven baked lamb shanks in an Italian-style tomato sauce. - shirleyjw

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks
4 garlic cloves
2 onions thinly sliced
1 red capsicum large sliced
1 cup chicken stock (liquid)
1 cup red wine
1/2 cup passata
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup fresh basil chopped

Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 200C. Trim excess fat from lamb shanks, if preferred.
Step 2

Crush garlic. Place shanks in oven baking dish, and add garlic over shanks.
Step 3

Cover and bake for one hour. Remove lid and brown for 20 minutes.
Step 4

Remove from oven. Drain fat from dish.
Step 5

Add onions and capsicum.
Step 6

Mix all liquids together, including tomato paste, and add to dish.
Step 7

Add basil and seasoning.
Step 8

Cover and return to oven. Reduce heat to 180C and cook for a further 1-1½ hours, until tender. Meat should almost be falling off the bone.
Step 9

Serve with steamed rice.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Can be cooked in pressure cooker. Brown shanks well before adding liquids and pressure cooking. Reduce liquids by approximately one half, depending on pressure cooker type. Flavour will not be as intense as when oven baked. Vegetable stock can also be used. Red wine can be substituted with extra stock.