Name: Moroccan lamb shanks
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 french-trimmed lamb shanks (800 grams); 1 small brown onion (80 grams), finely chopped; 1 teaspoon ras el hanout; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper; pinch saffron threads; 400 gram canned chopped tomatoes; 1 1/2 cup (375 millilitres) vegetable stock; 2 tablespoon dried currants; 2 tablespoon roasted slivered almonds; 1/4 cup (50 grams) finely chopped preserved lemon rind; 185 gram persian feta, drained; 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 french-trimmed lamb shanks (800 grams)

1 small brown onion (80 grams), finely chopped

1 teaspoon ras el hanout

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

pinch saffron threads

400 gram canned chopped tomatoes

1 1/2 cup (375 millilitres) vegetable stock

2 tablespoon dried currants

2 tablespoon roasted slivered almonds

1/4 cup (50 grams) finely chopped preserved lemon rind

185 gram persian feta, drained

1/4 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C.

2.Heat oil in a large flameproof dish over high heat; cook lamb until browned all over. Remove lamb from dish.

3.Cook onion in same dish, stirring, until softened. Add spices; cook, stirring, until fragrant. Return lamb to dish with tomatoes, stock and currants; bring to the boil. Cover dish; cook, in oven, 2½ hours or until lamb is almost falling off the bone. Season to taste.

4.Skim and discard excess fat from surface of sauce. Divide lamb between plates. Stir nuts and preserved lemon rind into sauce; season. Spoon sauce over lamb; top with crumbled feta and coriander.

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