BRAISED AND GRILLED LAMB SHANKS

Braised And Grilled Lamb Shanks image

Provided by Mark Bittman

Time 2h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks, each about 1 pound
1 cup Port or red wine
8 cloves garlic (don't bother to peel them)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar or lemon juice, or to taste

Steps:

Combine lamb shanks, Port or wine, and garlic in a skillet just large enough to hold shanks. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil; cover and adjust heat so that the mixture simmers gently. Cook, turning about every 30 minutes, until shanks are tender and a lovely mahogany color, at least 2 hours and more likely longer.
Remove shanks and strain the sauce. If time allows, refrigerate both, separately; skim fat from top of sauce. Preheat a charcoal or gas grill or the broiler; the rack should be 4 to 6 inches from the heat source, and the fire hot.
Grill or broil shanks until nicely browned all over, sprinkling them with salt and pepper and turning as necessary; total cooking time will be about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, reheat the sauce gently; season it with salt and pepper, then add vinegar or lemon juice. Taste and add more seasoning if needed. Serve shanks with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 818, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 51 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 71 grams, SaturatedFat 24 grams, Sodium 1207 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams