Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks Braised in Guinness
Description
"The ultimate comfort food. Serve with mashed potatoes to soak up the ambrosial sauce."
Ingredients
- 4 lbs lamb shanks
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 onions, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 1⁄2 cups Guinness stout or 1 1/2 cups other dark beer
- 1⁄2 cup beef broth, undiluted
Directions
- Lightly coat shanks in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Reserve left over flour mixture.
- In a skillet heat oil.
- Add lamb in batches and cook until browned.
- Transfer to slow cooker.
- Reduce heat and add onions, to pan, cook till softened.
- Add garlic,thyme, bay leaf and reserved flour cook 1-2 minutes stir in tomato paste, mustard, beer & broth.
- Pour over meat.
- Cover and cook on low 10 -12 hours or on high 5 - 6 hours.
