Lamb Shanks with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and White Beans
- Yield: 6 servings
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 480 mins
Serve in pasta bowls over Parmesan polenta or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 (32-ounce) package reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1large fennel bulb, trimmed and chopped
- 1small leek, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise, washed, and thinly sliced
- 6 garlic cloves, slivered
- 2tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 (12-ounce) lamb shanks
- 1/2cup halved sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
- 2 (15-ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1sprig rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Mix broth, fennel, leek, garlic, mustard, zest, salt and pepper in a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker. Add shanks in two layers (some will not be covered by liquid); cover and cook on high 4 hours.
- Reverse shanks top to bottom. Cover and cook 2 hours. Add sun-dried tomatoes, beans and rosemary. Cover and cook until shanks are fork-tender, about 1 hour.
- Remove shanks; skim fat from sauce. Stir and add lemon juice. Remove meat from bones and return meat to cooker; keep warm until ready to serve, up to 2 hours.
Recipe by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Glycemic Load 0
- Calories 510
- Fat 11g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.5g
- Cholesterol 145mg
- Sodium 820mg
- Potassium 1800mg
- Carbohydrate 41g
- Fiber 9g
- Sugars 4g
- Protein 61g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 6%
- Vitamin C 20%
- Calcium 15%
- Iron 50%