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This recipe was chosen because it pairs well with any of the 3 wines in your club pick-up, really.
Ingredients:
- 3 to 4 lamb shanks
- 1 medium onion
- 1 C chopped celery
- 1 C chopped carrot
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1C dry red wine
- 11/2 C chicken stock
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- ½ C fresh chopped cilantro
Seasonings:
- 1T cumin
- 1t rosemary
- 1t thyme
- 1 t cardamom or 2 to 3 pods
- ½ t chili flakes or more if you like it spicy
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- In a Dutch sear meat in oil on all sides on medium high heat until nicely browned
- Remove meat and set aside
- Reduce temperature to low
- In the same pan add the spices and gently cook for 1 minute
- Add onion, garlic, celery, and carrots and cook tor ~7 minutes
- Add wine, chicken stock and tomatoes
- Heat on high
- Return shanks to pan
- Bake at 275 degrees for 21/2 hours
- Add more stock as needed
- Serve over couscous, rice, cauliflower rice, quinoa, polenta or lentils, your choice. Garnish with cilantro.
- Add a green salad and you are done!
