Oven Roasted Lamb Shanks With Roasted Tomatoes And Toasted Orzo Recipes

OVEN ROASTED LAMB SHANKS WITH ROASTED TOMATOES AND TOASTED ORZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a medium Dutch oven until smoking. Season the shanks on both sides with salt and pepper and sear until golden brown on both sides, remove to a plate.
• Add the celery, carrots,onions and garlic and cook until caramelized. Add the port and red wine and reduce by half.
• Add the chicken stock and shanks and bring to a boil, cover and bake in oven for 2 hours or until tender. Remove shanks, strain and reduce liquid by half.
• Orzo Pasta: Heat oil and butter in pan. Add 1/2 of orzo and toast until golden brown. Add onion and remaining orzo and saute for 2 minutes. Heat a pot of water and add to the risotto as if you were making risotto, a little at a time, until the pasta is al dente. Finish with additional butter and a small amount of the braising liquid, add chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• Slow Roasted Tomatoes: Toss the tomatoes in olive oil, season with salt and pepper and roast in a 200 degree F oven for 4 hours. (Re-hydrated sundried tomatoes will work just as well)
• Roasted Garlic Bulbs: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place water and butter in a roasting pan, add garlic heads, cut-side-down, cover and roast for 1 hour.

SLOW-COOKED LAMB SHANKS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add onions and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes (if using canned, break them up) and cook until they break down, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Place lamb shanks in pot in a single layer so each shank is covered by sauce. Bring to a boil, cover, then place pot in oven. Cook until meat is very tender and falling off bones, about 3 1/2 hours. Skim fat from cooking liquid and season lamb with salt and pepper. Serve lamb with sauce.

ROASTED LAMB SHANKS WITH RED WINE,TOMATO & GARLIC RISOTTO

Steps:

• Roast lamb shanks at 200 C in a roasting pan for approx 30 minutes.
• Remove shanks from pan and drain fat from pan then add rice. Sprinkle carrots & celery over rice.
• Mix chili, garlic, stock, tomatoes, wine & rosemary together and pour over rice. (This mixture could be used as a marinade for the lamb prior to cooking).
• Place shanks on top of rice with tomatoes. Cover & cook at 150 C for approx 2 hours.
• Check after an hour or so and add more liquid if necessary.
• Serve garnished with chopped parsley.