Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks With Soft Polenta

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 8 lamb shanks, trimmed
• 1/4 cup flour, seasoned
• 2 onions, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 parsnips, roughly chopped
• 1 cup red
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup tomato passata
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1/2 orange rind, cut into thick strips
• 1 sprig fresh parsley
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup fine instant polenta
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 pinch paprika, to garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160°c(315°f). heat oil in a heavy-bottomed casserole dish. it should be big enough to fit the shanks in a single layer. lightly dust the shanks in the flour and brown in casserole dish. remove from dish.
• 2 add onion and cook gently for a few minutes. stir in garlic, celery, carrot and parsnip. pour in and let come back up to heat, about 1 minute. return the shanks to the dish. add the stock, passata herbs and orange peel. cover and bake for 2 hours or until shanks are tender.
• 3 gently remove the shanks from the dish and arrange on a warm serving plate. spoon the vegetables and gravy over the shanks. discard herbs. serve with the polenta.
• 4 polenta: bring the stock and water to the boil. slowly rain in the polenta, stirring constantly. reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 5-6 minutes or until mix starts to leave the side of the pot. remove from heat, add butter and season with salt and pepper. spoon into a warm serving dish.