Lamb in Red Wine

Name: Lamb in Red Wine
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 3 (2,5 kg) Lamb shanks, cut through bone; 150 ml Olive Oil, divided; 2 red Onions, chopped; 2 Celery ribs, sliced; 45 ml minced Garlic cloves, or more to taste; 250 ml Red Wine; 5 ml ground Cinnamon; 5 ml freshly grated Nutmeg; 7.5 ml Orange Zest; 5 large Tomatoes, chopped; 2 Carrots, sliced; 100 g Green Beans, trimmed; 250 ml Vegetable Stock; 500 g baby Onions, peeled; 250 g white Mushrooms, quartered; 2 Rosemary sprigs; 4 Thyme sprigs; 125 g sun-dried Olives; Fresh flat leaf Parsley for Garnish; Irish mashed Potatoes

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Lamb in Red Wine

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

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Ingredients

3 (2,5 kg)Lamb shanks, cut through bone
150 mlOlive Oil, divided
2red Onions, chopped
2Celery ribs, sliced
45 mlminced Garlic cloves, or more to taste
250 mlRed Wine
5 mlground Cinnamon
5 mlfreshly grated Nutmeg
7.5 mlOrange Zest
5large Tomatoes, chopped
2Carrots, sliced
100 gGreen Beans, trimmed
250 mlVegetable Stock
500 gbaby Onions, peeled
250 gwhite Mushrooms, quartered
2Rosemary sprigs
4Thyme sprigs
125 gsun-dried Olives
Fresh flat leaf Parsley for Garnish
Irish mashed Potatoes
Irish mashed Potatoes

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Steps

1

Heat a #3 cast iron pot over medium coals. Add 60 ml Olive Oil.
2

Brown the meat in batches, adding another 60 ml Olive Oil to brown all the meat on all sides, as required. Set aside the browned meat.
3

Add the chopped red Onions and Celery to the pot and cook while stirring till the Onions are very soft. Add the Garlic and cook for another half a minute.
4

Deglaze with the Wine and return the meat to the pot. Add the Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Orange Zest, Tomatoes, Carrots and Stock. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for an hour, stirring often.
5

After the stew has simmered for half an hour, heat the remaining Olive Oil in a skillet. Add the baby Onions and Mushrooms to the skillet and cook until the Onions are nicely browned, stirring constantly.
6

Add the baby Onions and fresh Rosemary and Thyme to the stew and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning if desired and serve with a sprinkle of fresh Parsley and Irish mashed Potatoes.