Lamb shanks in red wine sauce

The preparation for this lamb shanks in red wine dish is incredibly simple. Serve with steamed potatoes, or mashed potatoes, and green vegetables of your choice. Absolutely scrumptious, enjoy.

Easy

Ready in 8 hours 15 min

Ingredients

Serves: 4

4 lamb shanks

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 sticks of celery, diced

1 onion, diced

1 carrot, sliced

2 mushrooms, sliced

1 bay leaf

1 heaped tablespoon dark brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

100ml red wine

2 tablespoons tomato puree

1 beef stock cube - dissolved in 150ml hot water

1 tablespoon cornflour

method

1.In a frying pan, brown the lamb shanks lightly in the olive oil.

2.Place all the vegetables and the bay leaf in the base of the slow cooker.

3.Place shanks on top, and sprinkle with sugar and salt and ground pepper.

4.Add the wine and tomato puree to the prepared stock, combine well and pour over the shanks.

5.Place lid on cooker, turn to low, and cook for 8 hours. The lamb should be tender and juicy and break apart with a fork.

6.When cooking time is complete, lift the lamb shanks out of the cooker onto a dish and place in a warm oven.

7.Pour the liquid from the slow cooker into a small saucepan, and add corn flour to the liquid in the slow cooker, stirring well to blend over a low heat until sauce thickens slightly. Serve the shanks and veggies with the sauce poured over.