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  • 6 lamb shanks
  • Flour to dust
  • NoMU Just Salt
  • NoMU Just Pepper
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 30g butter
  • 2 tbsp NoMU Lamb Rub
  • 2 onions, finely diced
  • 2 medium carrots, finely diced
  • 1 stalk of celery, finely diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 bottle of good red wine
  • 400g chopped tomatoes (fresh or tinned)
  • 500ml quality lamb or beef stock

Lamb shanks


Preheat the oven to 170°C.

Dust the shanks with seasoned flour. Add a splash of olive oil to a heavy based casserole pot and brown the shanks well.

Set aside. In the same pot, add the butter and sauté the onion until translucent.

Add the Lamb Rub, carrots, celery and garlic and sauté for a few more minutes before adding the shanks.

Pour in the red wine, tomatoes and stock and season well with salt and pepper.

Bring to the boil before placing in the pre-heated oven, with a tight-fitting lid for 2 hours.

Check the seasoning and serve on buttery mashed potato.

Wine suggestions

Everyday quaffer - Bouwland Cabernet Merlot 2004

From under the careful mentorship of Beyerskloof, this farm worker owned winery has come up with a Cab/Merlot that is full bodied with smoky oak & a hint of spice.

Splashing out - Tiara Simonsig 1999

A blend of Cab Sauv/Merlot/Cab Franc & Petit Verdot has outclassed numerous wines from around the globe with its plummy berry & subtle cinnamon undertones

 
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