STICKY SPICED LAMB SHANKS

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This hearty, slow-cooked lamb dish is perfect for two to share as the nights start drawing in

Provided by Good Food team

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1½ tbsp olive oil
2 lamb shanks
3 onions , sliced
4 garlic cloves , sliced
½ cinnamon stick
1 tbsp each cumin and coriander seeds , crushed
pinch of chilli flakes
400g can chopped tomatoes
500ml chicken or vegetable stock
2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
4 dried apricots , chopped
4 dried figs , chopped
handful coriander , chopped

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Add 1 tbsp oil to a small, tight-lidded casserole and brown shanks for a couple of mins, turning as you go. Remove and set aside.
Add remaining oil and onions to the pan and cook for about 10 mins until soft. Add garlic and spices and cook for 4 mins more. Tip in tomatoes and stock, then nestle the shanks back in on their sides. Bring to a boil, cover and put in the oven. Cook for 2 hrs: turn the shanks now and then.
Remove the lid and stir through the molasses, apricots and figs. Cook, uncovered, for 30 mins more or until the meat is falling away from the bone.
Remove shanks from the dish and wrap in foil to keep warm. Put the dish back onto the heat and cook down the juices until thick and saucy. Season, then serve the shanks, scattered with coriander, alongside the rice (see 'Goes well with', right).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1114 calories, Fat 55 grams fat, SaturatedFat 23 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 52 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 95 grams protein, Sodium 1.93 milligram of sodium