Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks

Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks

The meat from these Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks will be literally falling off the bone once these delicious shanks have finished cooking.

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Category: dinner, Meat & Seafood, slow cooker

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: healthy dinner, lamb shanks, mains, slow cooker

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 7

Total Time: 7 15

Servings:

Calories: 424kcal

Author: Vanessa Gengaroli

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks french-trimmed (I used grass-fed organic)
1/4 cup arrowroot flour or tapioca
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 onion large, chopped
2 carrots medium, chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
14 oz crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups beef stock preferably organic or home made
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon rosemary
Sea salt and pepper

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preferred Method

Add the arrowroot flour to a plate and season with salt and pepper. Coat each shank and shake away any excess flour.
Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil on a large fry pan on moderate high heat and brown shanks for approximately 10 minutes, turning regularly. Place shanks in slow cooker
Turn fry pan heat to medium and heat 1 tablespoon coconut oil. Add onion, garlic, carrot and celery and cook until softened, approximately 5 - 8 minutes
Add tomato paste and stir through for approximately 1 minute
Add stock, tomato and herbs and bring to the boil
Add to the shanks in the slow cooker and cook for 6-7 hours on low heat.
Remove the shanks and cover to keep warm. Turn the slow cooker heat to high and cook liquid, uncovered for approximately 30 - 60 minutes or until thickened slightly
Serve and enjoy

Quick & Easy Method (great if you are short on prep time)

Season lamb shanks with salt and pepper and place in the slow cooker
Place the remaining ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
Serve and enjoy

Notes

Note - Choose lamb shanks that are about 5cm (2 inches) in diameter and that have a rich reddish brown colour. This will indicate that they are fresh.

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