Provence-Style Braised Lamb Shanks
Provence-style braised lamb shanks

Preparation time 10 minutes

Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  1. 10 mL (2 tsp.) Provence herbs
  2. 30 niçoise olives, pitted
  3. 1 can (796 mL/28 oz.) diced tomatoes in juice
  4. 750 mL (3 cups) demi-glace
  5. 125 mL (½ cup) dry red wine
  6. 6 lamb shanks
  7. 6 cloves garlic
  8. 500 mL (2 cups) pearl onions
  9. 6 strips bacon
  10. 15 mL (1 tbsp.) olive oil
  11. 1 bouquet garni
  12. To taste, salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F).
  2. In a casserole pot or large skillet, brown bacon in oil with pearl onions and garlic for 5 to 7 minutes over medium-high heat until bacon is crisp. Add salt and ground pepper to taste. Remove mixture from pot and set aside.
  3. Sear lamb shanks in bacon fat in pot over high heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add reserved bacon mixture.
  4. Deglaze with red wine. Reduce for 3 minutes. Add demi-glace, tomatoes, olives, herbs and bouquet garni.
  5. Cover and braise in oven for 3 hours.
  6. Serve with fettuccine, zucchini and steamed carrots.

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