Slow Cooker Shanks

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili paste (optional)
• 4 new trim lamb shanks, sometimes called frenched lamb shanks
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 3 tablespoons wine
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 4 medium roma tomatoes, cut into small pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix half the oil with the tomato paste, cumin and chilli paste.
• 2 brush or rub the meat with this paste.
• 3 on the stove top, heat the remaining oil in a large pan and brown the meat for a few minutes.
• 4 add the thyme, wine, stock, tomato and garlic, and season with a little salt and pepper.
• 5 transfer the mixture to your slow cooker.
• 6 allow to simmer for 8-10 hours on low, or 4-6 hours on high, until the mixture falls away from the bone.
• 7 do not lift the lid during cooking.
• 8 just before serving, stir in the chopped parsley and serve with mashed potato and a green salad.
• 9 (alternatively, sprinkle with home-made gremolata before serving.).