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Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Very Low Carbs Main Dish Lamb Sheep European Italian Dietary Low Sodium Low Calorie Low Carb Low In Something Meat 4 Hours Or Less

Braised Lamb Shanks With Fresh Rosemary

A wonderful blend of flavors- perfumes the whole house. Perfect for company, since it can be made the day before. Everyone raves about it! I've doubled and tripled the recipe with success. It's from a 1998 bon appetit and recipe #50881 that i've posted goes well with this--spoon some of the veggies and sauce over the polenta. Wonderful !!!

Steps

Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in heavy , large pot over medium-high heat.
Working in batches , add lamb to pot and cook until brown on all sides , about 8 minutes.
Transfer to bowl.
Remove all but about 2 tablespoons of oil from pan.
Add onions , carrots , and garlic to pot and saut till golden , about 10 minute.
Stir in all remaining ingredients.
Return lamb to pot , pressing down to submerge.
Bring liquid to boil , reduce heat to medium low , and cover.
Simmer until meat is tender , about 2 hours.
Uncover pot.
Simmer till meat is very tender , about 30 minutes.
Transfer lamb to platter.
Tent with foil.
Boil juices in pot till thickened , about 15 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and spoon over lamb.

Ingredients

lamb shanks, olive oil, onions, carrots, garlic cloves, dry red wine, diced tomatoes with juice, low sodium chicken broth, beef broth, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, lemon zest