Middle Eastern Style Lamb Shanks
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 1 hr
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1.2-1.5 Kg Lamb Shanks
- 3tsp Moroccan Spice Mix
- 150g Fennel
- 1 Brown Onion
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 1/3 Cup Sliced Kalamata Olives
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- 700g Tomato Passata
- ½ Bunch Coriander
- 1 ½ Cup Couscous
- 1 Broccoli
- 1/3 Cup Raisins
- Salt and Pepper
- Olive oil
Method
- Pat dry the shanks and season them with salt and pepper. Rub in 1 tsp of the Moroccan spice and set aside.
- Bring a large frying pan to medium high heat. Drizzle with olive oil. Place the shanks in the hot pan and sear for approx. 1-2 on all sides until golden brown. Place them into the pressure cooker.
- Cut the fennel into 1cm strips, dice the onion, and slice the garlic. Wash and chop the coriander including the stems.
- In the same pan, on medium high heat, drizzle olive oil and sauté the fennel for approx. 2-3 mins until golden and soften. Then add the onion and garlic and cook for a further 3mins stirring occasionally.
- Add the olives, cinnamon, and honey to the pan and stir through. Add the tomato passata and ½ cup water, add the remaining Moroccan spices, season with salt and pepper and mix through. Cook for 5mins and add the sauce to the pressure cooker. Cook for 45mins.
- Meanwhile, bring a medium size pot with water to the boil. Place the couscous into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and add 1 ½ cup of boiling water, cover and let it absorb the water for 3 mins. Uncover and brush well with a fork until all fluffy.
- Using the same pot with the boiling water, cook the Broccoli for 3 mins. Drain well and refresh under running tub water or in an ice bath.
- Roughly chop the broccoli and add it to the bowl with the couscous. Mix though the raisins and add the remaining chopped coriander. Check seasoning.
- Carefully remove shanks from pressure cooker, then remove the excess oils from the sauce, and serve with couscous salad.