Moroccan slow-cooked lamb shanks
Background
Whether you want an interestingย dish for Easter or Sunday lunch or a dinner party, these Moroccan slow-cooked lamb shanks ย would please most people. Spiced but no too spicy, they are yummy, gluten-free, dairy-free and low-carb. Best served with couscous and/or a crispy salad, but you can serve it with rice or bulgur wheat too.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 lamb shanks
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cm fresh ginger
- 1 chilli
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp paprika
- ยผ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 Tbsp tomato purรฉe
- 1 tinned plum tomatoes
- 1 large carrot
- 1 sat anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 500 ml lamb/chicken stock
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 100g dried apricots
- To serve: Coriander/parsley leaves, chopped
- 50g almond flakes
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large casserole dish and brown the lamb shanks all over.
- Meanwhile, thinly slice the onion and finely chop the garlic, ginger and chilli.
- When the lamb has changed colour transfert to a plate.
- Preheat the oven to 160ยฐC.
- Add the chopped veggies to the oil and gently sautรฉ for 5-8 minutes, then add the powdered spices and tomato purรฉe. Stir for a minute, then add the tinned tomatoes. Using your wooden spoon, break up the tomatoes into small pieces. Pour in the stock, add the cinnamon and star anise, then put the carrot in the middle (whole) and bring to the boil. Place the lamb shanks around the carrot.
- Cover the dish with a lid or foil and put it in the middle of the oven. Bake for 2 hours.
- Take the dish out of the oven. Drain the chickpeas and finely chop the apricots.
- Stir these in the sauce and over the lamb. Bake for a further 30-45 minutes.
- Dry-fry the almond flakes until golden, then set aside. Finely chop a small bunch of coriander or parsley leaves.
- When the lamb shanks are tender, remove them to a serving plate. Spoon the chickpea stew around them. Scatter the chopped herbs and almond flakes on top, then youโre ready to serve.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Bake - Dinner - Lunch - Main - One Pot - Slow Cook
- Cuisines: - North African
- Occasions: - Anniversaries - Dinner Party - Easter - Mothers Day - Sunday Lunch - Valentine's Day
- Ingredients: - Lamb - Other Pulses
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - High Fibre - Low Carb - Low GI - Low Salt - Sugar Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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