The ideal Sunday Lunch Braised Lamb Shank with this spring’s seasonal star, broad beans.
Serves: 2
Prep time: 1 ½ hrs
Ingredients:
salt
2 lamb shanks
200ml port
1 small onion, halved
1 small carrot, halved
2 sticks celery, cut into 3
½ head garlic, halved
1 sprig rosemary
500g fresh broad beans, removed from pod
300g fresh peas, removed from pod
3tbsp fresh mint, roughly chopped
30g butter
Method:
Season lamb shanks and brown with a little oil in a pan.
Transfer to a roasting tray and add: onions, carrot, celery, garlic, rosemary, port and enough water to cover.
Cook at 150°C for 1 ½ hrs, or until meat comes easily off the bone.
Take meat out of tray, set aside and keep warm.
Strain cooking juices into a saucepan and reduce by 2/3.
Meanwhile, cook the beans and peas in salted, boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain, add mint, butter and salt.
Serve as pictured.
