PERSIAN-SPICED LAMB SHANKS
Rare grilled lamb chops or a roasted leg of lamb can be delightful and are easy to cook if you're in a hurry. However, with a little planning, you'll find it's the shank of the lamb that deserves the most praise. Careful, slow simmering will coax lamb shanks to a flavorful succulence unlike the other cuts. Lamb shanks are versatile, too, easily adaptable to recipes from many different cuisines. This heady Persian spice mixture yields a braise that is complex and nuanced, yet the flavors are balanced, with subtle hints of orange, lime and rosewater. Basmati rice is the perfect accompaniment. Prepare the lamb shanks up to 2 days before serving, if desired. Refrigerate them covered in broth and reheat for 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven or over gentle heat on the stovetop.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, roasts, main course
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Trim any excess fat from lamb shanks and season generously with salt. Mix together the cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, rosebuds (if using), black pepper and turmeric. Sprinkle evenly over shanks and rub into meat. Let sit at room temperature at least an hour, or wrap and refrigerate overnight, then bring to room temperature.
- Place a Dutch oven or deep, heavy pot over medium-high heat and add oil to a depth of 1/2 inch. When oil is hot, add 2 lamb shanks and fry until nicely browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside, then brown the 2 remaining shanks.
- Meanwhile, put saffron in a small bowl with lime juice, 2 teaspoons rosewater and 1/2 cup warm water. Let steep for 10 minutes. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Carefully remove all but 2 tablespoons oil from Dutch oven. Add chopped onion and cook over medium heat until softened and lightly colored, 8 to 10 minutes. Season onion with salt, then add lime zest, orange zest, thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Stir in saffron mixture. Lay in the lamb shanks and add the broth. Bring to a boil, then turn off heat and cover pot.
- Transfer pot to oven and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, covered, until meat is tender when probed and beginning to fall from the bone. Remove lamb shanks to a deep serving dish and keep warm. Strain braising juices through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing with a wooden spoon to obtain all the liquid (discard thyme, bay leaves and onions). Skim fat, then taste and add salt if necessary. Add 1 more teaspoon rosewater, if desired. Reheat strained juices and pour over lamb shanks. Combine parsley, mint and reserved orange zest and sprinkle over top.
- Use a large spoon to break the tender shank meat into large chunks. Serve in low, wide soup plates, giving each portion a spoonful of the juices. Accompany with steamed Basmati rice, lavash flatbread or a loaf of crusty French bread.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 791, UnsaturatedFat 28 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 52 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 63 grams, SaturatedFat 21 grams, Sodium 1403 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
MIDDLE EASTERN-STYLE LAMB SHANKS
Make and share this Middle Eastern-Style Lamb Shanks recipe from Food.com.
Provided by JustJanS
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 1h55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the shanks and cook, turning for 5 minutes or until brown. Remove to a plate.
- Add the onion and garlic, and cook gently for about 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add the spices and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds.
- Return the lamb shanks to the saucepan with the tomatoes and stock, and bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat to a medium-low simmer and cook for one hour covered.
- Uncover and cook a further 30 minutes or until the lamb is tender.
- Remove the lamb and keep warm, increase the heat under the saucepan to high and bring the stock mixture to the boil.
- Boil, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens (it WILL happen and is much nicer than a flour thickened sauce!).
- Sprinkle with fresh coriander leaves and serve with yogurt on the side.
KHOUZI ALA TIMMAN (IRAQI LAMB SHANKS AND RICE) (GLUTEN-FREE)
Very good scaled-down version of the Arab Iraqi specialty of A Whole Lamb stuffed with rice. Adapted from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos. Serve with Recipe #366129 with or without using stock.
Provided by UmmBinat
Categories Stew
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Rinse lamb shanks and place in a large pot with cold water to just cover the meat.
- Add the noomi or lemon rind and bring slowly to a boil, skimming as required.
- In another pan gently fry the onion in the olive oil until transparent.
- Then add the bahrat & turmeric and fry for a further one minute.
- Add tomatoes, approximately 1 1/2 tsp salt and some pepper to taste and raisins if using.
- When lamb shank liquid is well skimmed and simmering, add the tomato mixture.
- Cover and simmer gently for 1 1/2-2 hours until meat is very tender. Towards the end of cooking, place the lid on an angle so that the liquid can reduce to a thick sauce and sqeeze the optional lemon.
- Arrange lamb shanks on a bed of Timman >>> Recipe #366129 pour over sauce and serve with a salad and khoubiz (flat bread).
MOROCCAN-STYLE LAMB SHANKS WITH POTATOES AND PEAS
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a small heavy pot or skillet, and stir in the onion, garlic, ginger, and saffron; then lay in the lamb shanks. Cook for about 5 minutes over low heat, stirring frequently and turning the shanks over. Pour in enough water to cover, and sprinkle with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grindings of pepper. Cover, and continue to cook over low heat for 1 1/2-2 hours, until the shanks are very tender; check the level of liquid, and add more water if necessary so that it just covers the shanks. Add the potatoes, and simmer for 20 minutes; then add the peas, preserved lemon, and olives, and cook another 4 or 5 minutes. Fish out one of the shanks and the potatoes, and place on a warm plate; then, with a fine-mesh scoop, pick up all the peas and seasonings and scatter them over the meat. Pour on some of the cooking sauce (you'll only use about half of it), and sprinkle the parsley and cilantro on top.
- Variations
- I've used lima beans instead of peas, as well as a handful of fava beans, when I have them in the garden; both take a little longer to cook than the peas, so allow for that. If you don't have preserved lemon, either store-bought or homemade, use a couple of slivers of fresh lemon peel, finely julienned. And don't worry if you don't have fresh cilantro-parsley alone is fine. Be sure to save the rest of the cooking sauce.
LAMB SHANKS WITH CHICKPEAS & MOROCCAN SPICES
Couscous goes well with the North African flavours of this dish
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Soak the chickpeas overnight. Drain, tip into a saucepan and cover generously with fresh cold water. Bring to the boil, simmer for 45 minutes and drain.
- Heat the oil in a large casserole and brown the lamb all over. Remove and set aside. Pour off most of the fat, leaving 1 tablespoon in the dish, add the onions and fry for 8-10 minutes until soft.
- Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3/fan oven 140C. Mix together the ginger, garlic, chillies, cumin, coriander, pepper and paprika. Add half of this to the onions, tip in the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes. Put in the lamb and chickpeas, cover generously with water (about 850ml/11⁄2 pints), bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Cover and cook in the oven for 11⁄2-2 hours until the chickpeas are really tender. (You can prepare up to this stage the day before. Cool, cover and refrigerate. Bring back to simmering point before starting step 4.)
- Remove from the oven and stir in the remaining spice mixture, the saffron and cinnamon, carrots, apricots, honey and salt. Cover and return to the oven for 45 minutes-1 hour until the lamb is tender and the vegetables cooked. Scatter the almonds and coriander on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 653 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 55 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 11 grams fiber, Protein 50 grams protein, Sodium 0.47 milligram of sodium
SLOW COOKED MOROCCAN LAMB SHANKS
I have another recipe for Moroccan lamb shanks that we really enjoy, but I thought I would experiment a bit more the other day with some more flavours. We really enjoyed how they turned out and for us the flavour had just the right amount of spice. I cooked ours on the stove top on a really low heat for about 4 1/2-5 Hours and the lamb came out falling off the bone as lamb shanks should. I am not sure how long these would need in a slow cooker as I do not own one, so if anyone does them that way please let me know.
Provided by The Flying Chef
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 5h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan add lamb and cook until shanks are browned all over.
- Heat remaining olive oil in a large saucepan, add onion and garlic, cook until onion softens.
- Add cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cayenne and ginger, stir until fragrant.
- Add wine, water, stock granules, paste, honey and chutney, bring to the boil, add lamb shanks, reduce heat to low, cook, covered, for approx 41/2-5 hours, until lamb is falling off the bone, turn shanks several time during cooking.
- About 10 Min's before the end of cooking, add apricots, stir to combine.
- Remove shanks and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Mix a little water with the cornflour, add to liquid, bring to the boil, stir until sauce becomes a gravy consistency, it will not be super thick.
- I served ours over couscous and poured the sauce around the dish.
HUEY'S RAS-EL-HANOUT LAMB SHANKS
This recipe is from Ian Hewitson. Saw it on television and wanted to keep the recipe. He used 8 small lamb shanks or 4 large lamb shanks. Must be french trimmed. Ras-al-hanout is a spice blend you can get from Middle-eastern shops or gourmet delicatessans. You can substitute morrocan spice blends as well.
Provided by Wendys Kitchen
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Season lamb shanks with salt.
- Place flour in bowl and coat shanks lightly in flour.
- Heat oil in large heavy based pan with fitted lit.
- Brown lamb shanks and remove from pan.
- Add chopped vegetables and garlic to pan scraping up the "browned bits".
- Stir until soft.
- Add ras-al-hanout (morrocan spices) and stir to develop flavour.
- Add about 1 heaped tablespoon of the flour used to coat the shanks.
- Add 2 to 3 cups of the vegetable stock, as well as the tomatoes and honey.
- Add lamb shanks, bring to the boil. Cover and simmer on low for 2 hours.
- You can add more stock if necessary.
- You can place the pan in the oven on low heat covered for the slow cooking.
- When complete, season to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.8, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 35.3, Carbohydrate 65.3, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 57.3, Protein 2.1
MEDITERRANEAN LAMB SHANKS
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, main course
Time 3h20m
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottom saucepan. Add the shanks and sear over medium heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
- Add the onion, garlic, celery root, carrots, olives and ginger. Lower the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove vegetables from pot and set aside.
- Add the wine, increase the heat to high and simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients, except coriander leaves and parsley leaves. Stir to combine. Return the shanks and vegetables to the saucepan. Cover partly and simmer gently over medium-low heat until the meat begins to fall off the bone, about 3 hours.
- Meanwhile, combine the coriander and the parsley in a bowl. Set aside. Remove the bay leaf from the saucepan and discard. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide the shanks among 4 plates. Ladle the sauce over each shank. Garnish with the coriander-parsley mixture and serve immediately. Serve with white bean puree (recipe below).
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 714, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 41 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 44 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 1782 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
FLAVORFUL PERSIAN BRAISED LAMB SHANKS
This lamb shank is tender, juicy, and so flavorful. It is an authentic Persian recipe passed down from my father who was born in Tehran, Iran. It does take a lot of time to prepare but it's worth it. My friends and family say it's comparable to something served in a 5-star restaurant. Serve with seasoned lentils, white rice, dill rice, or rice with lima beans. This is a dish to impress, perfect for the holidays!
Provided by Andraya Winters
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 5h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil over lamb shanks and cover with salt.
- Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, cumin, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over lamb shanks. Let lamb shanks marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot. Cook and stir onion until browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Whisk hot water, lime juice, rose water, and saffron together in a small bowl. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook lamb shanks in batches until browned, 5 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer lamb shanks to a plate.
- Whisk wine into the pot, scraping any browned bits off the bottom. Add onion and garlic mixture, steeped saffron mixture, parsley, thyme, lime zest, and bay leaves. Return lamb shanks to the pot. Cover with chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until lamb shanks are tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Uncover pot and simmer until broth reduces slightly, about 20 minutes. Transfer lamb shanks to an oven-safe dish.
- Place lamb shanks in the preheated oven to keep warm.
- Bring broth to a boil; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Spoon broth over lamb shanks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 431.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 96.8 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 8487.9 mg, Sugar 4 g
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