Braised Lamb with Mint Pesto and Root Vegetables

If you haven’t tried lamb shank, try this! It is a fairly inexpensive cut of meat that is amazingly delicious. This lamb is braised in red wine, served over root vegetables with a mint pesto that is to die for.

Ingredients

  • 4 lamb shanks

  • 1 1/2 cups red wine

  • 2 cups chicken stock

  • 4 sprigs thyme

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 4 sprigs thyme

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 1 onion, sliced

  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces

  • 2 parsnips, peeled and cut into large pieces

  • 6 fingerling potatoes, cut in half

  • Salt and pepper

  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 2 cup mint

  • 1/4 cup parmesan, grated

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 325 degrees.

  2. Season the lamb with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven. Sear the lamb on all sides. Remove the lamb and add the onion. Cook for 5 minutes until tender. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. Add the wine, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes until the wine is slightly reduced. Add the chicken stock, thyme and lamb to the pot. Cover and put in the oven for 3 hours until internal temp of 160 degrees.

  3. About an hour before the lamb is ready toss the carrots, parsnips and potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper in a roasting pan and roast for an hour until tender.

  4. To make the mint pesto, add mint, parmesan, and pine nuts to a food processor and blend in about 1/4 cup olive oil.

  5. Serve the lamb over the roasted vegetables with a bit of pesto.

Takes 3 hours 15 minutes

Serves 4-6

Previous
Previous

Chicken Caesar Tostada

Next
Next

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas