BAKED LAMB SHANKS

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Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Time 2h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 lamb shanks
2 medium onions, sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped (or the equivalent, canned)
1 teaspoon oregano
2 cups hot water
1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Put the oil in a baking dish, add the lamb shanks, turn to coat evenly and bake 30 minutes, turning once.
Combine the onions with the allspice, nutmeg, salt and pepper, mix well, and spoon the mixture on top of the lamb shanks. Combine the tomatoes with the oregano and spoon on top of the onion mixture. Carefully pour the water around the shanks.
Turn the oven to 400 degrees and bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender, basting occasionally. If the dish begins to dry out, add more hot water. Add chickpeas to the juices 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Mix everything gently and spoon some sauce over each shank when serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1092, UnsaturatedFat 34 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 69 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 90 grams, SaturatedFat 30 grams, Sodium 1021 milligrams, Sugar 10 grams