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Lamb Shanks, Rich's Mediterranean

Source of Recipe


Rich's Kitchen, Tualatin OR... now gone.



List of Ingredients



• 2 large heads of garlic
  
• 1 large onion diced
  
• 2 T plus 1/4 C vegetable oil, divided
  
• 4 tsp dried thyme
  
• 4 tsp dried oregano
  
• 3-4 tsp salt + more for meat
  
• 2 1/2 tsp pepper + more for the meat
  
• 2 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  
• 2 1/2 C canned diced tomatoes
  
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
  
• 1 C water
  
• 6 lamb shanks
  
• 1/2 C all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 C chopped kalamata olives
  






Instructions



1. Peel garlic, leaving each clove whole (you should have about 36-42 cloves). Saute onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons oil until onion is translucent. Add all but the last 3 ingredients. Simmer gently for a few minutes.
   
   
2. Meanwhile, season the shanks with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Heat the remaining 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet and brown meat well. Arrange shanks in 1-2 shallow baking pans and pout the tomato mixture over. Cover and bake at 325 degrees F. for 3 1/2 -4 hours or until very tender.
   
   
3. Remove shanks and pour the sauce into a large bowl. let stand a few minutes and then skim any fat that has risen to the suface. Serve with the sauce and sprinkled with chopped olives.