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Braised Lamb Shanks

"Very tender lamb with lots of delicate spices. Great over rice or couscous."

Ingredients
  • 3 -4 lbs lamb shanks
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1⁄2 cup red wine
  • 2 large onions, finely chopped
  • 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas or (16 ounce) can cannellini beans
  • cooked rice or couscous
Directions
  1. Brown lamb shanks under broiler to remove excess fat.
  2. Remove shanks from broiler and place in the bottom of crock pot.
  3. Mix together salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, nutmeg, cinnamon, paprika, lemon zest, tomato sauce and red wine.
  4. Pour over lamb shanks in crock pot.
  5. Sprinkle chopped onions and drained chickpeas over the top.
  6. Set crock pot on low for 8-10 hours.
  7. Serve lamb shanks on rice or couscous.
  8. Skim sauce of any fat, if serving.

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