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Slowly Cooked Lamb Shanks

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings 2
Author Vincenzo's Plate

Equipment

  • large pot
  • Deep baking tray
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

  • 2 Lamb shanks
  • 1 bottle Italian Passata - 700ml tomato sauce
  • 5 Baby potatoes
  • Table salt
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Celery
  • Dry mixed herbs
  • 300 grams Sliced mushrooms
  • Extra virgin olive oil EVOO
  • 500 ml Milk
  • 2 slices Italian bread
  • 1 Stock cube OR fresh veggie stock
  • 1/4 White onion
  • Bunch of basil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 160℃ degrees.
  • Now we need to cook the lamb shanks, sauce and potatoes separate but at the same time.
  • Place 2 lamb shanks in a large pot, cover them with water (or fresh stock) and boil for one hour.
  • Once the water starts to boil, add a cube of vegetable stock.
  • While you are waiting for the water to boil, cut the potatoes into 4pieces and put them in a deep baking tray, adding 3 tblsp of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of dried herbs on top.
  • Place the tray in the oven at 160℃ for 1hr.
  • Every 15 minutes, turn the potatoes to make sure they cook through.
  • THE SAUCE
  • Cut 1/4 of onion, 1 carrot and celery into small pieces and place them in a saucepan with 3 tblsp of extra virgin olive oil on medium heat.
  • Once the onions become golden, add the mushrooms (normally after 2 - 3 minutes).
  • Let this cook for 2 minutes then add the tomato sauce, chopped basil, a pinch of salt and dried mixed herbs.
  • Pour a glass of water into the sauce bottle to get the leftover sauce that’s still stuck on the sides of the bottle and pour it in
  • Mix well with a wooden spoon and cook for around 45min.
  • Add 500ml of milk, stir well and leave to simmer for 10 more minutes.
  • COMBINE YOUR INGREDIENTS:
  • Next, add the tomato sauce to the potatoes and mix well.
  • Add the lamb shanks to the deep baking tray and a big spoonful of stock from the pot.
  • Cover the tray with foil.
  • Put the tray in the oven for 2hr at 160℃ degrees.
  • Make sure you turn the lamb shanks every hour and stir the sauce.
  • After 2hours the lamb shanks are ready.
  • Toast 2 slices of bread in the oven for a couple of minutes until they get crispy. Cut them into small cubes.
  • E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!

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