Braised Lamb Shank with Three Bean Ragout
Chef Tim Love
This well-seasoned stew is hearty enough for a family supper while maintaining an aromatic elegance to delight guests.
Ingredients
- Lamb Shanks8 lamb shanks
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chili powder
- 2 Tbs salt
- 2 Tbs black pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
- 2 cups diced onions
- 2 cups diced carrots
- 2 cups diced celery
- 10 garlic cloves
- 2 cups white wine
- 6 cups stock
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 6 sprigs rosemary
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 Tbs butter
- Three Bean Ragout3/4 cup uncooked white beans
- 3/4 cup uncooked black beans
- 3/4 cup uncooked cannellini beans
- 1/2 lb bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1/2 Tbs fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 Tbs fresh oregano, chopped
- 1- 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 8 cloves garlic, sliced
- 3 jalapenos, diced
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Directions
- Mix flour, chili powder, salt and pepper together. Roll shanks in this flour mixture. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. In batches, sear shanks on all sides to brown; remove from pan. Repeat process adding more oil as needed. Add onions, carrots, celery and garlic; sauté to brown. Add wine, stock, thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Bring to a boil.
- Arrange shanks in two 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pans, placing 4 shanks in each pan. Divide vegetable mixture in Dutch oven between baking pans, pouring over shanks. Cover with foil; bake at 325°F for 2-1/2 hours, turning shanks half way through. The meat should be very tender but still on the bone. Remove shanks and keep warm.
- Strain sauce and reduce by half. Add butter; stir until melted.
- For Ragout Put all beans in a large pot, cover with cold water. Cover pot; soak beans for 6 hours or overnight. Drain beans and return to pot, adding bacon, thyme, oregano, stock, garlic and jalapenos. Cover with water. Bring to a boil for 2 hours, adding water as necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Serve 4 shanks with Three-Bean Ragout and a little pan sauce. Pull lamb meat from remaining 4 shanks, reserve for sliders.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 1186
Calories from Fat 436 (37%)
(69%)Total Fat 45g
(0%)Saturated Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
(91%)Cholesterol 274mg
(130%)Sodium 3127mg
(0%)Potassium 0mg
Total Carbohydrate 82g
(56%)Dietary Fiber 14g
Sugars 0g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(184%)Protein 92g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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