Red Wine Braised Lamb Shanks Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add lamb shanks to skillet and cook until brown, turning occasionally, about 12 minutes.
• Transfer lamb to plate. Reduce heat to low. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Return lamb to skillet. Pour in tomatoes with their juices and red wine. Stir in marjoram. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until lamb is very tender, turning lamb shanks occasionally, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Return to boil before continuing.)Uncover and boil liquid until reduced to sauce consistency if necessary.

Steps:

• Sprinkle shanks with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Working in batches, cook shanks until brown on all sides, about 8 minutes: transfer browned shanks to plate.
• Add onions, carrots and garlic to pot and saute until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in wine, tomatoes, chicken broth and beef broth.
• Season with rosemary and thyme.
• Return shanks to pot, pressing down to submerge.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover, and simmer until meat is tender, about 2 hours.
• Remove cover from pot, and simmer about 20 minutes longer.
• Transfer shanks to platter, place in a warm oven.
• Boil juices in pot until reduced and thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Spoon over shanks.