Lamb Shanks In A Tomato Basil Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 kg lamb shanks, french cut (about 8 of them)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 50 g butter
• 6 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup red
• 1 (425 g) can tomato puree or 1 (425 g) can chopped tomatoes, and puree yourself
• 1 bunch green onion (scallions spring onions)
• 1 cup shredded fresh basil
• 3 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a pan and cook the shanks in batches until browned; transfer to a baking dish.
• 2 heat the butter in a pan and add the garlic and flour, cook stirring until the flour is lightly browned.
• 3 remove from the heat and gradually stir in the stock, and tomato puree, simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes until the sauce is slightly thickened.
• 4 pour the sauce over the shanks and bake covered in a moderately slow oven for 1-1/2 hours at 160dc 325d f.
• 5 add the onion, basil and tomatoes and bake covered for about a further 20 minutes or until the mixture boils.