"Bigbazza" > wrote in message
> "Farm1" wrote in message ...
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> I tried a new recipe for lamb shanks the other day and it was worth
> repeating.
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> 3 or 4 lamb shanks
> 2 rashers bacon chopped
> 2 Level Tblspns flour
> 1 and a half C water
> 1 Tblspn Worcestershire sauce
> 1 level tspn dry mustard pdr
> 1 tin tomato puree ( I substituted a 400g tin of tom pieces and a couple
> of
> Tblspns of Tom paste)
> 1 level Tblspn brown sugar
> half a C white vinegar
> 1 sliced onion
> 1 level tspn salt
> Fry chopped bacon and shanks rolled in flour. Drain and place in
> casserole.
> Combine puree, water, sauce, vinegar, mustard, sliced onion and remaining
> flour and pour over shanks. Cover and cook in moderate oven until tender,
> approx 2 hours.
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> The remaining 'sauce' was thinned down with water and eaten as a 'soup'
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> next day.
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> Mmmm...That sounds nice, Fran.....I might give it a go........

It was very tasty Bazz, but if you want to do a tasty but even easier shank
recipe just use a third of a cup of each of maple syrup, beef stock and soy
sauce. Cook in a crock pot and then serve the shanks over boiled rice with
the liquid and you've got a minimla effort but tasty meal.