Lamb Shanks With And Olive Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 250 g pepperoni, sliced
• 8 lamb shanks (2kg)
• 4 medium onions, chopped (600g)
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/4 cup pitted black olives, finely chopped
• 6 medium egg tomatoes, halved (450g)
• 500 ml beef stock
• 125 ml
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a flameproof casserole dish (12 cup capacity) add pepperoni, cook, stirring until browned; drain on paper towel.
• 2 add lamb in batches and cook until browned, remove from dish.
• 3 drain all but 1 tablespoon of oil from dish and add onions and garlic cook stirring until onions are soft.
• 4 return pepperoni and lamb to dish, add olives, paste, tomatoes, stock and rosemary, bake, uncovered in a moderate oven 180dc for 1 1/4 hours or until lamb is tender.
• 5 stir in cornflour and water cook stirring until mixture boils and thickens.