spiced slow cooked lamb shanks

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spiced slow cooked lamb shanks

jamie oliver

naked chef

4 lamb shanks

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon coriander seeds

1 small dried red chilli (or 2 teaspoons chopped flesh chilli)

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary

1 teaspoon dried`marjoiom or oregano

1 tablespoon flour

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove of garlic finely chopped

1 large carrot quartered and finely sliced

6 sticks of celery quartered and finely sliced

2 large onions quartered and finely chopped

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar l70ml dry white wine

6 anchovy fillets

2 x 400g tins of plum tomatoes

1 handful of fresh basil marjoram or flat leaf parsley roughly chopped

Season the lamb with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Smash up the coriander seeds and dried chilli and mix with the chopped rosemary and dried marjoram.

Roll the lamb in this mixture pressing it in well.

Dust the lamb with the flour.

Heat a thick bottomed casserole pan add the oil brown the meat on all sides and then remove from the pan.

Add the garlic carrot celery onions and a pinch of salt and sweat them until softened.

Add the balsamic vinegar and allow it to reduce to a syrup.

Pour in the white wine and allow to simmer for 2 minutes.

Add the anchovies (these really seem to intensify the lamb flavour) and then add the tinned tomatoes kept whole. Shake the pan and return the lamb to it. Bring to the boil put on the lid and simmer in the oven at 180C/350F/gas 5 for 1 1/2 hours then remove the lid and cook for a further 1/2 hour.

Skim off any fat and taste for seasoning.

Finally stir in a handful of roughly chopped fresh basil marjoram or flatleaf parsley.

This is one of the cheapest and tastiest cuts of lamb. Cooked this way the sauce is very tasty and the meat will just fall off the bone. Served with potato mash polenta couscous or rice it is a wonderful dish.

Serves 4

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