Greek-style Lamb Shanks

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 4 (1 lb) lamb shanks (small)
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 4 medium potatoes, each cut into quarters (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 3/4 lb green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 medium lemons
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a 8-quart dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat, sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt on lamb shanks. cook lamb shanks, 2 at a time, until browned on all sides. remove shanks to a bowl as they brown.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. in drippings in dutch oven, cook onions and carrots until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. add garlic, cook 2 minutes.
• 3 return lamb shanks to dutch oven. add tomatoes with their juice, chicken broth, and 3/4 teaspoon salt; heat to boiling over high heat. cover dutch oven and bake 1 1/2 hours. turn lamb shanks over; add potatoes and green beans. cover and bake 1 1/4 hours longer or until lamb and potatoes are tender.
• 4 meanwhile, from lemons, grate 1 tablespoon peel and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice.
• 5 when lamb shanks are done, skim fat from sauce. stir in lemon peel, lemon juice, dill, and parsley.