Hot 'n' Spicy Lamb Shanks Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 lamb shanks (about 12 ounces each)
• 5 tablespoons Crisco® Pure Olive Oil, divided
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) crushed tomatoes in puree
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• GLAZE:
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 to 3 tablespoons minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons grated lime peel

Directions

• In a large Dutch oven or soup kettle, brown lamb shanks, two at a time, in 3 tablespoons oil. Remove meat and discard drippings. In same pan, saute onions, garlic and jalapeno in remaining oil until tender, scraping up any browned bits.
• Add the tomatoes, broth, wine, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, cumin and bay leaves. Add lamb. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 1 hour. Rearrange shanks so the top ones are on the bottom. Simmer 1 hour longer. Meanwhile, combine the glaze ingredients.
• Transfer shanks to a foil-lined 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Brush with some of the glaze. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Turn and brush with glaze; bake 5 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, skim and discard any fat from the cooking juices. Discard bay leaves. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 5 minutes to reduce slightly. Serve with shanks. Yield: 4 servings.

Hot 'n' Spicy Lamb Shanks published in Test Kitchen Favorites 2004 , p125