A friend came over for dinner one time, suffering with a blocked nose, sinus pain and just generally looking awful. This dish fixed her right up and she left a few hours later able to breathe and in a lot less discomfort.
A little pricey but Lamb cooked just right is truly a God-send!
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1hr 30 minutes
Serves: as per lamb shank
- Lamb Shank – 1 per person
- Chopped tomatoes – 400ml
- Sweet potato – 1 large per person
- Chilli – 10g
- Basil – 1 handful
- Vine Cherry tomatoes – enough for 4-6 per person
- Olive oil – 15mls
- Herbs de Provence (HdP)- 10g
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180
- Wrap the shanks in foil, drizzle with olive oil and a good sprinkling of chilli then pop into the oven for 45 minutes
- Blend the chopped tomatoes, garlic and the remainder of the chilli in a blender.
- Cut the vine tomatoes into sections of 4 or 6
- Peel the sweet potato ready for later
- Bring the tomato sauce mixture to a simmer in a pan – try not to let it burn!!
- Take the shanks from the oven, unwrap them and place into the tomato mixture – pop a lid on and leave for 30mins – 1hr, stirring occasionally
- Roughly chop the sweet potato and pop into a bowl/container – drizzle some olive oil over and throw in some HdP and shake gently, ensuring the potato is coated
- Using baking paper or foil, line a tray and pop the potatoes in the oven for around 15 -20 minutes until slightly crisp
- Grab a frying pan and use a touch of oil on the vine tomatoes to crisp the bottoms, then pop them on the potato tray for 5 minutes until the skins are just starting to ‘raisin’
- When serving up – add a couple leaves of basil to give a contrasting colour to the red/orange bowl of goodness
Tips
When cooking lamb shanks – I’ve found the longer time I have to cook them the better. Christmas 2016 I spent 4 hours cooking lamb shanks then let them cool and then recooked them again the day after. The meat fell off the bone and was so soft…
I’ve got some lamb shanks wanted to try something different will try but will replace sweet potatoes with mashed instead..
Will let you know