slow cooker lamb shanks with tomato and capers
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Yield 6 serves
Capers and gremolata give these slow cooker lamb shanks a fresh lift. Best of all they're easy to make and terrifically tasty.
Ingredients
for the lamb shanks
6 lamb shanks
3 tbs plain flour
salt and pepper to season
olive oil for browning
1 onion
1 carrot
2 cloves garlic
500 ml chicken stock
1200 g tinned chopped tomatoes (3 x 400g tins)
150 g capers
for the gremolata
1/2 bunch parsley
zest of half a lemon
1 clove garlic
2 anchovies
Instructions
Add the flour to a plastic bag, season with salt and pepper, then add the shanks one at a time, shaking to coat the shank in flour.
Heat some olive oil in a large fry pan and brown the shanks on each side. Don't rush this step - browning the lamb shanks adds lots of flavour to the dish. Once browned, add the shanks to a 6L crockpot.
Dice the carrot and the onion. Mince the garlic. Add the carrot, onion, garlic, chicken stock and tomatoes to the shanks in the crockpot and cook on high for three hours.
After three hours, stir the shanks, add the drained capers and cook on low for a further hour.
Taste, season and serve on cheesy polenta topped with fresh gremolata.
for the gremolata
Combine parsley, lemon zest, garlic and anchovies in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Sprinkle on top of lamb shanks before serving.
Courses Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Recipe by Cooker and a Looker - Australian Home Cooking at http://cookerandalooker.com/slow-cooker-lamb-shanks-with-tomato-and-capers/