Lamb Shanks with Creamy Potato Mash
Savor the richness of our Lamb Shanks with Creamy Potato Mash - succulent lamb shanks paired with velvety potato mash, creating a hearty and satisfying dish.
Ingredients
- 2 medium lamb shanks on bone (about 500 g each)
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
- 60 ml (¼ cup) cake wheat flour
- 15 ml (1 Tbsp) Spur Steakhouse Spice
- 10 ml (2 tsp) olive oil
- 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into slices
- 2 celery sticks, cut into slices
- 2 medium onions, peeled and cut into slices
- 2 leeks, sliced
- Rosemary sprigs
Sauce:
- 250 ml (1 cup) Spur Grill Basting
- 125 ml (½ cup) Spur Durky Sauce
- 250 ml (1 cup) dry red wine
- 5ml (1 tsp) Spur Seasoning Salt
Mashed Potatoes:
- 5 - 6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in pieces
3 ml (½ tsp) Spur Seasoning Salt
1 clove garlic, crushed (optional)
About 125 ml (½ cup) warm milk
50 g butter or margarine
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Cut slits into shanks. Push in garlic slices.
- Mix flour and Spur Steakhouse Spice and rub over shanks. Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan and fry the shanks until browned.
- Layer the carrots, celery, onions, leeks and rosemary onto the base of an ovenproof dish.
- Sauce: Mix Spur Grill Basting, Spur Durky Sauce, red wine and Spur Seasoning Salt together. pour sauce over shanks and cover with foil or lid.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour. Reduce heat to 180°C, remove lid or foil and roast further for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and serve with the meat gravy and potato mash.
Mashed Potatoes:
- Boil potatoes in water with Spur Seasoning Salt until soft. Drain water and mash the potatoes well in the pot.
Add remaining ingredients, stir and heat for a few minutes until creamy and serve warm.
Variations
- As alternative to oven-roasting, these lamb shanks can also be pot-roasted for 1½ - 2 hours. With the long simmering and slow cooking, it will also result in delicious tender shanks.
- Serve with mint jelly.
Mashed Potatoes:
- Herb Mash: Add 15 ml (1 Tbsp) chopped fresh parsley, mint or coriander.
- Cheesy Mash: Add 125 ml (½ cup) grated Cheddar cheese.
TIPS
- For an indication when shanks are done; the meat will start falling off the bones.
Thicken sauce with a paste of flour and water, if preferred and serve sauce with shanks. - The secret to making creamy mashed potatoes is to add warm milk.
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