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Braised lamb shanks with red wine, tomato and vinegar

Name: Braised lamb shanks with red wine, tomato and vinegar
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 4 British lamb shanks (each weighing 400-450g); 25g plain flour; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 medium onions, finely chopped; 4 fat garlic cloves, crushed; 2 small fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves finely chopped; Leaves from 2 large fresh thyme sprigs; 4 fresh bay leaves; 200ml Artisan Malt Vinegar, or similar; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 300ml red wine; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 litre lamb or chicken stock; 2 celery sticks, finely chopped; 225g carrots, finely chopped; 10g unsalted butter, softened; Chopped fresh parsley to garnish

By: Debbie Major

Published: 30 Sep 14
Updated: 26 May 25

Braised lamb shanks with red wine, tomato and vinegar

Debbie Major’s braised lamb shanks are slow-cooked with onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, bay and vinegar – which gives a bittersweet richness to the sauce.

Medium
October 2014

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 45 min, simmering time 1 hour 45 min

Debbie Major’s braised lamb shanks are slow-cooked with onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, bay and vinegar – which gives a bittersweet richness to the sauce.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 765kcals
Fat: 38.4g (13.4g saturated)
Protein: 70.7g
Carbohydrates: 19.5g (12.3g sugars)
Fibre: 5.1g
Salt: 0.8g

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