Lamb Shanks Recipe

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Lamb Shanks
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Directions:

  1. For the brine:
  2. Place the water, sugar, and salt into a large container. Carefully add the lamb shanks and soak for 24 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  4. Remove shanks from the brine and pat dry. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic, to taste.
  5. Coat shanks with flour and saute in 2 to 3-ounces of virgin olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes each side.
  6. Place the shanks in a roasting pan with the crushed tomatoes.
  7. In same saute pan that the shanks were seared in, saute the carrots, celery stalks, onion, fresh fennel and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and add to the roasting pan.
  8. Deglaze saute pan with 1 cup each red wine and orange juice. Reduce by half and add to roasting pan.
  9. Add 1/2 cup each fresh Italian parsley and fresh oregano to roasting pan. Cover and roast in oven for 2 hours or until tender. After 1 hour, turn shanks and cover for remaining time, making sure shanks are covered in the gravy.
  10. Garnish with fresh oregano sprigs and parsley and your favorite Italian cheese. Best served with polenta!
  11. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 421.49 Kcal (1765 kJ)
Calories from fat 221.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.56g 38%
Sodium 14273.96mg 595%
Potassium 812.98mg 17%
Total Carbs 39.39g 13%
Sugars 23.29g 93%
Dietary Fiber 6.97g 28%
Protein 3.13g 6%
Vitamin C 43.9mg 73%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 3mg 16%
Calcium 282.5mg 28%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 31.92 Kcal (134 kJ)
Calories from fat 16.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.86g 38%
Sodium 1080.87mg 595%
Potassium 61.56mg 17%
Total Carbs 2.98g 13%
Sugars 1.76g 93%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 28%
Protein 0.24g 6%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 73%
Iron 0.2mg 16%
Calcium 21.4mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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