Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks in Red Wine Sauce

A lovely rich slow cooked lamb recipe. Easy to prepare, but sure to impress!

Servings
4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 Lamb shanks
  • 2 Celery sticks
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 handful mushrooms
  • 1 Beef stock cube
  • 100ml Red wine
  • 1 tablespoon Dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Tomato puree
  • teaspoon Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Cornflour
  • 1 Bay leaf

Directions

  1. Lightly brown the lamb shanks in a little olive oil.
  2. Dice your celery and onion, and slice your carrots and mushrooms.
  3. Place your chopped veg in the slow cooker along with the bay leaf.
  4. Position your lamb shanks on top and sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and pepper.
  5. Dissolve your stock cube in 150ml or boiling water.
  6. Add the wine to the stock and stir in the tomato puree until mixed well.
  7. Pour your liquid over the lamb shanks into the slow cooker.
  8. Cook on low for 8 hours.
  9. After cooking is complete, carefully remove the lamb shanks and keep warm.
  10. If you would prefer the sauce to be thicker at this point, pour it into a saucepan, add the cornflour and simmer, stirring all the time until you reach the desired consistamcy.

Delicious with some creamy mash!

1 comment:

  1. I can see brown sugar in the recipe but I can't see what point to add it at?

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