Best Braised Lamb With Garlic And Lemon Recipes

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BRAISED LAMB SHANKS WITH LEMON, GARLIC AND PARSLEY



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A slow-cook dish and gastropub favourite, this braised lamb shanks recipe with lemon, garlic and parsley should go straight on to your weekend cook list. We've used rosemary, thyme and fennel to give this dish loads of flavour. You could also try our curried lamb shanks.

Provided by delicious. magazine

Categories     Lamb shank recipes

Time 3h30m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tbsp olive oil
4 x 400g lamb shanks
1 small onion, chopped
1 small fennel bulb, chopped
3 fresh bay leaves, torn
2 fresh rosemary sprigs
5 garlic cloves, 4 chopped, 1 whole
8 fresh thyme sprigs
700ml lamb, chicken or beef stock
150ml white wine
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 140°C/fan120°C/gas 1. Heat the olive oil in a large, wide pan with a lid over a medium heat. Season the shanks and brown all over in the pan for 8-10 minutes. Remove to a plate. Add the onion and fennel to the pan and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until turning golden. Add the bay leaves, rosemary, chopped garlic, half the thyme and return the shanks to the pan.
  • Pour in the stock and wine and heat until just bubbling. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake for 2½-3 hours, until the meat is achingly tender.
  • Meanwhile, crush the remaining garlic with a pinch of salt and finely chop the remaining thyme. Put in a bowl with the lemon zest, parsley and extra-virgin olive oil and mix together well. Season with black pepper only.
  • Transfer the shanks to a dish and cover loosely with foil. Skim off and discard the fat from the surface of the sauce, then bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes. Mix 2 tablespoons sauce into the lemon, garlic and parsley mixture.
  • Divide the lamb shanks between plates, strain over the sauce and spoon over the gremolata. Serve with mashed potato.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531kcals, Fat 37g (10.4g saturated), Protein 58g, Carbohydrate 4.1g (2g sugar)

WINE-BRAISED LEG OF LAMB WITH GARLIC



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Two elements make this dish special. Usually the smaller shanks are braised, but a whole leg works just as well and looks more impressive. Also, white wine is used for the braising instead of red. What to drink: A full-bodied Zinfandel.

Categories     Wine     Garlic     Lamb     Braise     Dinner     White Wine     Spring     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 5 3/4-pound bone-in leg of lamb, well trimmed
4 large garlic cloves, minced, divided
3 large heads of garlic, cut horizontally in half
1 bunch fresh thyme (about 1 ounce)
1 750-ml bottle dry white wine (such as Chardonnay)
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 475°F. Place lamb in large roasting pan. Rub all over with half of minced garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place halved heads of garlic around lamb, cut side up. Scatter 1 bunch thyme over and around lamb. Roast lamb 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Boil wine in large saucepan for 5 minutes. Pour wine around lamb. Cover and roast until lamb is very tender, about 2 hours 45 minutes longer. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, uncovered, 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm, covered, in 350°F oven for 30 minutes before continuing.)
  • Transfer lamb and heads of garlic to platter. Tent with foil. Using slotted spoon, remove thyme sprigs and garlic skins from pan juices. Place roasting pan over medium-high heat on stovetop. Bring juices to boil. Add butter and remaining minced garlic. Boil until juices thicken slightly, about 12 minutes. Season jus with salt and pepper. Slice lamb; spoon jus over.

BRAISED LAMB SHANKS WITH LEMON



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Many of us had our earliest experiences with braised foods not at the pricey restaurants that have recently rediscovered their appeal but at the Greek diners that never forgot it. So it's not surprising that I associate braised lamb shanks with egg-lemon sauce, a Greek staple. But when I set about to recreate this standard dish I found the sauce superfluous. Though a slow-cooked pot of braised lamb shanks and root vegetables becomes so sweet that it begs for something to counter it, it is also so rich that the thick sauce (a primitive form of béarnaise, really) is overkill. Better, it seems to me, is to finish the braised shanks with what you might call lemon-lemon sauce, using both a lemon's zest and a lemon's juice. That little touch converts this dish from a delicious but perhaps one-dimensional stew to something more, a braise that may never look particularly elegant but tastes that way.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, weekday, soups and stews, steaks and chops, main course

Time 2h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 lamb shanks, roughly a pound each
Salt and pepper to taste
3 or 4 thyme sprigs
6 cloves garlic, lightly crushed
1 large onion, cut into chunks
4 stalks celery, roughly chopped
4 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
2 cups dry white wine or water
1 1/2 pounds waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 lemon
Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish

Steps:

  • Put oil in a large, deep skillet or casserole that can be covered later, and turn heat to medium-high. Add shanks, sprinkling them with salt and pepper. When pieces are deeply browned on one side, add thyme, garlic, onion, half the celery and half the carrots, and more salt and pepper to skillet. Continue to brown, stirring occasionally.
  • Add wine, and let mixture bubble for about a minute; cover and adjust heat so that mixture simmers steadily. Cook for about an hour.
  • Add remaining vegetables to pan; zest lemon, and add zest as well. Continue to cook until lamb is very tender and vegetables soft, another 30 to 45 minutes. (You can prepare dish up to this point in advance; let sit for a few hours, or cover and refrigerate for up to a day before reheating and proceeding.)
  • When lamb is done, juice lemon, and add juice to sauce. Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve, garnished with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1137, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 61 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 76 grams, SaturatedFat 26 grams, Sodium 2115 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams

BRAISED LAMB SHANKS WITH GARLIC AND ROSEMARY (CROCK POT)



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The smells coming from this dish are divine. By preparing this the night before, it makes dinnertime a snap, I just add a salad and some bread to soak up the juices.

Provided by Abby Girl

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 12h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard (heaping)
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 small lamb shanks
1 head garlic, peeled, minced
2 medium onions, coarsely copped
2 large carrots, chopped
1 lemon, zest of
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped (heaping)

Steps:

  • Combine the red wine, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper in a small dish. Place the lamb shanks in the crock pot.
  • Scatter the remaining ingredients around and on top of the shanks. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. Use tongs to reverse the position of the shanks, top to bottom. Reduce the setting to low and cook for an additional 6 hours.
  • Using a slotted spoon to transfer the shanks to a serving platter. Skim the fat from the cooking juices, taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.
  • Pour the juices over the shanks, and serve.

BRAISED LAMB WITH GARLIC AND CINNAMON



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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, one pot, main course

Time 2h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 pounds lamb, preferably from the shoulder, cut into 1- to 2-inch chunks
Salt and pepper to taste
5 or 6 cloves garlic, peeled and slivered
6 3-inch pieces of cinnamon
1 cup dry white wine, stock or water
4 plum tomatoes (canned are fine), chopped
1 lemon, quartered

Steps:

  • Put oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. A minute later, add as many chunks of lamb as will fit without crowding (cook in batches, if necessary). When meat browns (3 to 4 minutes) turn chunks and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Adjust heat so pieces brown as rapidly as possible without burning. After each has browned on 2 sides, remove from pan and add another piece or two until all meat has been browned (10 to 15 minutes).
  • When all meat has been removed from pan, turn off heat and allow the pan to cool a bit. Turn heat back to medium and add garlic and cinnamon. Cook for about 30 seconds, then add the wine; raise heat to high and let wine bubble away for a minute. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for about a minute. Return meat to pan and cover; adjust heat so mixture bubbles very gently. (If it cooks too quickly, you may have to add a little water.)
  • Cook, undisturbed, until meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Taste and adjust seasoning, then serve over rice or buttered noodles, with lemon wedges.

BRAISED LAMB WITH GARLIC AND LEMON



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Like most braised dishes, this stew takes time but, once the initial browning is done, very little work. There are times I consider browning optional, but this isn't one of them, because the dish is so simple that you need the complexity browning brings. Serve with Pilaf (page 513) or another rice dish. Other cuts of meat you can use here: beef chuck, brisket, or round (all of which will take somewhat longer than the lamb); pork shoulder; lamb shanks (again, longer cooking); or veal shoulder or round.

Yield makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 pounds boneless lamb, from the shoulder or leg, cut into 1- to 2-inch chunks
Salt and black pepper to taste
5 or 6 garlic cloves, slivered
2 lemons
1 cup dry white wine, stock, or water

Steps:

  • Put the oil in a large deep skillet with a lid and turn the heat to medium-high. A minute later, add as many chunks of lamb as will fit without crowding (you will inevitably have to brown in batches). It will take 3 or 4 minutes for the pieces to brown; when they do, turn them and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Adjust the heat so the pieces brown as rapidly as possible without burning. After each has browned on 2 sides, remove it from the pan and add another piece or two. The entire browning process will take 10 to 15 minutes.
  • When all the meat has been removed from the pan, turn off the heat and wait a minute for the pan to cool a bit. Turn the heat back to medium and add the garlic; wash and slice one of the lemons and add it also. Cook for about 30 seconds, then add the liquid. Raise the heat to high and let the liquid bubble away for a minute. Return the meat to the pan and cover; adjust the heat so the mixture bubbles very gently. (If it cooks too quickly, you may have to add a little water once or twice.)
  • Cook, undisturbed (you can stir occasionally if you want to, but it's unnecessary), until the meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve over the rice with the other lemon cut into wedges.

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