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Chasseur Lamb Shanks
We've given this French classic a Kiwi touch. Instead of chicken we’ve used lamb shanks cooked slowly in the oven or slow cooker.
Prep time:
Cook time:
Serves:
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 4-6 lamb shanks
- 2 onions, thickly sliced
- 1-2 stalks celery, sliced
- 150g mushrooms, halved
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
- 400g can Wattie's Italian Style Tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp Wattie's Tomato Paste
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup red wine or water
Method
1. Preheat oven to 160ºC. Brown the lamb shanks in a dash of oil in a large, flame-proof casserole dish. Scatter over onions, celery, mushrooms and thyme.
2. Pour in the Wattie’s Italian Style Tomatoes , Wattie's Tomato Paste, balsamic vinegar and wine or water and stir together.
3. Place in oven for 2 1/2-3 hours or until lamb is tender. Remove from oven and set aside to rest.
Serve shanks with potatoes and your favourite winter greens.
Crockpot / Slow Cooker Instructions:
Place the ingredients from Steps 1&2 into a slow cooker, coverand cook on LOW for 7-9 hours (refer to your user manual). Serve as above.
