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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Lamb Shanks In Guinness With Country Vegetables

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 6 lamb shanks (about 6 lbs. total)
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 5 cups chopped onions
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 2 (12 ounce) bottles guinness
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 large parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 rutabagas, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces

Recipe

  • 1 season lamb shanks with salt and pepper.
  • 2 coat lamb with flour and shake off excess; reserve remaining flour.
  • 3 heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
  • 4 add lamb to pot in batches and brown well; transfer with tongs to a bowl.
  • 5 reduce heat to medium and add the onions to the pot.
  • 6 sauté the onions until translucent,scraping up any browned bits of lamb, about 5 minutes.
  • 7 add reserved flour and cook, stirring for about 1 minute.
  • 8 return lamb shanks and any accumulated juices to the pot.
  • 9 add beef broth and the guinness; cover and bring to a boil.
  • 10 reduce heat and simmer until meat is almost tender, about 1 hour.
  • 11 add carrots, parsnips and rutabagas to pot and simmer, uncovered, until meat and vegetables are tender and stew thickens slightly, about 40 minutes.
  • 12 spoon fat from surface of stew and serve.
  • 13 this can be prepared one day ahead.
  • 14 cover and refrigerate.
  • 15 skim off any congealed fat from the surface and rewarm over low heat before serving.

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