Braised Shank Of Lamb With Barley Broth

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Food networ, Food7	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Shanks of lamb, off leg
		weighing
		8-10oz each
1		Head garlic, halved
500		Lamb stock
200		Water
2		Onions, chopped
1		Leek
4		Tomatoes
150		Red wine
1		Sprig thyme
		Seasoning
12	oz	Pearl barley
150		Cooking port
		Butchers string
		Chopped coriander, to
		garnish
2		Onions, peeled and sliced
		thinly
100		Red wine vinegar
150		Red wine
4	oz	Caster sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Tie each shank securely with the string and season well. Bring the
stock contents to the boil in a deep saucepan and drop in the shanks.
Immediately reduce heat to simmer and cover with a lid, cook on a low
heat for 2 hours.  After 2 hours check shanks (the meat will be loose
by the bone if  cooked) and remove enough of the stock to cover the
pearl barley.  Bring the barley to the boil until just tender and
season to taste.  Remove more stock, approximately 300ml and boil
(reduce) with the  port until it thickens a little and reduces to
approximately half the  original level.  Meanwhile, keep the shanks in
the remaining stock warming, but not on  the heat.  Check sauce and
pearl barley is alright, remove shanks and remove  string. Put barley
on a plate with a little mashed potato (garlic  mash) to hold it. Put
barley into a sauce and pour over the lamb,  finish with chopped
coriander sprinkled over.  Onions: Bring the vinegar, red wine and
sugar to the boil, drop in the  onions and cook for 30 minutes until
the onions have completely  absorbed the liquid - taste and serve.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1533 Calories From Fat: 45 Total Fat: 5.4g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 717.9mg Potassium: 2702.9mg Carbohydrates: 342.7g Fiber: 68.1g Sugar: 37.8g Protein: 44.3g