Oven Roasted Lamb Shanks With Roasted Tomatoes And Orzo

By á-174942

Ingredients

• LAMB SHANKS:
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• 4 lamb shanks
• 2 celery stalks coarsely chopped
• 2 carrots coarsely chopped
• 1 large onion coarsely chopped
• 5 garlic heads halved horizontally
• 2 cups port wine
• 1 cup red wine
• 4 cups chicken stock
• ORZO PASTA:
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound orzo
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely-chopped parsley
• SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES:
• 4 plum tomatos halved vertically
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• ROASTED GARLIC BULBS:
• 4 garlic heads tops removed
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Lamb Shanks: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a medium Dutch oven until smoking. Season the shanks on both sides with salt and pepper and sear until golden brown on both sides, remove to a plate.

Add the celery, carrots,onions and garlic and cook until caramelized. Add the port and red wine and reduce by half. Add the chicken stock and shanks and bring to a boil, cover and bake in oven for 2 hours or until tender. Remove shanks, strain and reduce liquid by half.

Orzo Pasta: Heat oil and butter in pan. Add 1/2 of orzo and toast until golden brown. Add onion and remaining orzo and saute for 2 minutes.

Heat a pot of water and add to the orzo as if you were making risotto, a little at a time, until the pasta is al dente. Finish with additional butter and a small amount of the braising liquid, add chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste.

Slow Roasted Tomatoes: Toss the tomatoes in olive oil, season with salt and pepper and roast in a 200 degree oven for 4 hours. (Re-hydrated sundried tomatoes will work just as well.)

Roasted Garlic Bulbs: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place water and butter in a roasting pan, add garlic heads, cut-side-down, cover and roast for 1 hour.

This recipe yields ?? servings.