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all spice, Carrots, Chili pepper, Cook, Coriander, Cumin, Lamb, Lamb and mutton, Paprika, red chili flakes, Stock (food), Tomatoes, Turmeric
There is nothing like well cooked lamb! It is very rich and decadent, so not something I could or should eat everyday! If lamb is not cooked right, there is the smell to it, that I find quite offensive and puts me off the entire meal. I love taking my time to make most lamb dishes even if you get a nice rack of lamb chops and just put it on the grill, but those have to be well marinated for the smell to evaporate.
This lamb is a great alternative to your Sunday roast dinner also the fact that it takes more than an hour to prepare its perfect for the weekend when you do have a little time to indulge in the kitchen! I have added some vegetables in the pan with the lamb, to infuse it with some more flavor and after it has cooked it goes Oh! so well with the potato mash that it got served with. I would also serve this with some steamed rice or even quinoa, take your pick! Hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients
2 Lamb shanks
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 Tsp Cumin seeds
1 Tsp Red Chilli flakes
1 Tsp Coriander powder
1 Tsp All Spice powder
1 Tsp Cinnamon powder
1 Tsp Turmeric powder
1 Tsp Sweet Paprika
2 cups Beef stock
400g can of Tomatoes,
2 Carrots, chopped
2 Ribs celery, chopped
Method
Heat some Olive oil in a Dutch- oven on medium heat.
Place the shanks and brown each side. This should be about 5 minutes on each side.
Remove the shanks and set aside.
Add the cumin seeds and let it crackle. Then add the chili flakes and stir fry the two spices for a minute.
Now add the onion and garlic and fry till they soften.
To this add the coriander, cinnamon, turmeric and paprika. Stir for a couple of minutes.
Take the prepared lamb and add to the pot.
Mix the lamb thoroughly with the onion mixture and make sure the lamb is properly coated.
Now add the stock and then the tomatoes and bring to the boil, uncovered.
Then cover the pot and put it to simmer for 45 minutes. Then turn the lamb pieces around.
Add the carrots and celery and then and cook for a further 45 minutes, till the lamb is tender.
Turn off the heat and skim off the fat from the top and discard.
Plate the vegetables on to a dish and top with the lamb, sprinkle with parsley and serve with some mashed potatoes.
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I was trying so hard not to eat at this late hour….this post is not helping. It is YummYdelicious.
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Thank you! I love the fact you are reblogging my posts!! 🙂
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I was a chef for 26 years, retired in 2008. I have a weakness for good food blogs and good recipes such as your blog offers. 😉
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I am truly honoured that a chef such as yourself appreciates my recipes! Thank you! Your comment just made my day! 🙂
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Thanks .. I love lamb shanks …
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I love lamb shanks too! Thank you for visiting!
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🙂 … You are welcome …
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Looks so good…may try this weekend…
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Thank you! 🙂
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A few days ago I bought some raw turmeric …..do you know conversion?
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“Replace 1/2 tsp. dried turmeric with a 1 -inch segment of fresh turmeric” I took this from the following website:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/502831-how-to-use-fresh-turmeric-root-instead-of-dried/
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Thanks. I’m embarrassed since I could have done it myself.
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No worries! I wanted to know myself, so I just looked it up!
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I’ve got some lamb ribs to cook and the seasonings here would be excellent. Thanks for the recipe!
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You are very welcome! Thank you for visiting my blog! And let me know how your lamb ribs turn out! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by 😉 This site is just tooooooo delicious! I haven’t long eaten what I thought was a perfectly adequate meal and now…I am admiring your mouth wateringly tasty site and I am starving again and thinking that I ate a very inadequate meal after all! lol 😉 I’ll be round for dinner later 🙂 lol
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Lol! Thank you for the great compliments! I love being appreciated for the blog! Hopefully you try my recipes and like them! 🙂
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