Lamb Knuckle
About
Lamb knuckles or shanks can be used for this seriously rich and tasty meal. You however may need to supercharge your meatbolism after this.
What you need
1.5kg lambs knuckles
palm of finely chopped rosemary
2 onions sliced
1 orange (juice and zest)
45ml Olive Oil
150ml red wine
250ml beef stock
Salt and black pepper
The process
Season the lamb knuckles with salt and pepper and brown them in a hot pan with a little oil. Place them in a casserole dish with the juices from the pan.
Add the onions to the pan and fry until soft, add the orange zest, stock, wine, rosemary and orange juice. bring this beautiful smelling mixture to the boil, remove from the heat and pour it over the knuckles.
Bake, covered in a 180 Celsius oven for at least 90 minutes. The meat should be falling from the bone. if not leave for another 30 minutes.
best served with Mashed potato or boiled baby potatoes that have been tossed in butter and parsley.
Once you have made this a couple of times it is easy to start adding vegetables like carrots to make it a complete meal. Add whatever grabs you at the time but only put the veg in 1/2 way through the cooking process or they will become mush.
