| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Meats |
North African |
Lamb, African, Meats |
6 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 6 |
|
Lamb shanks (3/4 to 1 lb ea) trimmed of excess fat and fell |
|
|
Salt |
| 1 |
tb |
Canola oil |
| 2 |
md |
Onions, sliced thick |
| 3 |
md |
Carrots; peeled cut crosswise in 2" pieces |
| 2 |
|
Celery ribs cut crosswise in 2" pieces |
| 4 |
|
Garlic cloves; minced |
| 2 |
tb |
Tomato paste |
| 1 |
tb |
Herbes de Provence |
| 2 |
c |
Dry red wine |
| 3 |
c |
Chicken stock |
|
|
Ground black pepper |
|
1 |
hour. |
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°. Sprinkle shanks with salt. Heat oil in large,
nonreactive saut. pan over medium-high heat. Add shanks to pan in batches
if necessary to avoid overcrowding. Saut. until browned on all sides, 5 to
7 minutes. Using tongs, transfer shanks to a plate as they brown.
2. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pan; add onions, carrots,
celery, garlic, tomato paste, 1 teaspoon of herbes de Provence, and a light
sprinkling of salt; saut. vegetables to soften slightly, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add red wine, then chicken stock to pan, stirring with wooden spoon to
loosen browned bits from bottom. Bring liquid to simmer; transfer
vegetables and liquid into deep braising pan large enough to hold shanks in
a single layer. Add shanks, season with salt, pepper and remaining 2
teaspoons herbes de Provence.
3. Cover pan (with foil if pan has no lid) and transfer it to the oven;
braise shanks for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and continue braising until shank
tops are browned, about 30 minutes. Turn shanks and braise until other side
is browned and shanks are fall-off-the-bone tender.
4. Remove pan from oven; let shanks rest for at least 15 minutes. With
tongs, carefully transfer a shank to each of 6 plates. Arrange a portion of
vegetables around each shank. Skim excess fat from braising liquid and
adjust seasoning. Spoon braising liquid over each shank and serve.
Note: if you don't have herbes de Provence, substitute a mixture of 1 tsp
each dried thyme, rosemary and marjoram. If you're using smaller lamb
shanks than the ones in this recipe, reduce the cooking time to
Variation for Braised lamb Shanks with Lemon and Mint: Make the following
changes: to the braising liquid add 1 lemon, quartered with zest removed,
minced and set aside. Substitute 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint leaves for
the herbs de Provence and substitute dry white wine for the dry red wine.
After skimming excess fat from the braising liquid, stir in lemon zest and
1 additional tablespoon minced fresh mint leaves.
Variation for Braised Lamb Shanks with North African Spices: Make the
following changes: Substitute 2 tablespoons ras al hanout for herbes de
Provence. Add 2 ancho chili peppers (or 2 to 3 jalape¤os), stemmed, seeded
and minced, to the saut.ing vegetables.
Cook's Illustrated January/February 1995 Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On
12-21-94 (1350)
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