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Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion For 1 Or 2 Main Dish Lamb Sheep African Romantic Moroccan Dietary Spicy Low Sodium High Protein High In Something Low In Something Meat Taste Mood Number Of Servings 4 Hours Or Less

Lamb Shanks In Honeyed Prune Sauce

A delicious meal for two, worth saving for a special occasion. The long cooking time allows you to set the scene ie.light the candles and open the bottle of rioja. The sauce is quite rich and needs only a simple accompaniment such as couscous or plain mashed potatoes and steamed green beans.

Steps

In a large dish combine 2 tbs olive oil , onion , garlic , spices , lemon juice and zest.
Add lamb shanks.
Coat with marinade and cover.
Leave 2-3 hours in fridgestirring occasionally and turning the lamb.
Heat 1 tbs olive oil in large frying pan.
Lift lamb shanks out of marinade and into frying pan.
Brown lamb well on all sides.
Remove lamb from pan and place in a large casserole dish.
Add marinade ingredients to pan with 100mls / 4 fluid ozs water and heat gently for 3-4 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add honey and prunes.
Stir gently to incorporate , without breaking up the prunes.
Pour this heated mixture over the lamb shanks.
Cover with lid or foil.
Cook in preheated oven 160 deg c , 325 deg f , gas mark 3 for 2 1 / 2 hours.
If you prefer a thicker sauce , blend cornflour with a little cold water in a cup.
Remove casserole from oven after two hours , stir a little of the sauce into the cornflour and water , mix well then stir back into the sauce in the casserole.
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Ingredients

lamb shanks, olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, cumin, ground ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, lemon, juice and zest of, prunes, honey, cornflour, toasted almonds