Lamb Shanks Apricots

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Adaped from an iain hewitson's recipe. the original recipe is simmered on the stove top and uses cubed lamb. i cooked this with lamb shanks and it worked perfectly. personally i prefer to cook a recipe like this in the oven.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 150c.

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In a casserole dish flour lamb and brown in hot oil.

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Then remove and set aside.

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Add a little more oil to dish and gently saut onion , capsicum and fennel until softish , stirring regularly and scraping the bottom of the pot.

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Add ginger , garlic , coriander and cumin , and mix well.

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Add stock , saffron , sambal , honey , seasonings and apricots.

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Return lamb to pot , stir , cover.

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Place in oven for about 1 1 / 2 - 2 hours or until cooked to your liking.

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Serve with rice or mashed potato , sprinkled with fresh parsley.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, lamb shank, plain flour, onions, green capsicum, fennel bulb, fresh ginger, garlic cloves, ground coriander, ground cumin, chicken stock, saffron thread, sambal oelek, honey, salt & pepper, dried apricot, parsley