Lamb Shanks in the Tagine

Hello All

I've been eyeing off Tagine's, have you heard or do you have one?

Hmmm..?? Wasn't sure if I was willing to pay around $100.00 for one

You know what it's like, another kitchen gadget you love for a few weeks

Then it either gets used to death or shoved in the back of the cupboard, never to be seen again until you move house

What do you know I came across one on Saturday at a Garage Sale

Brand Spanking New!...

Has anyone else cooked in one?

I'm very impressed so far

I cooked Lamb Shanks and they were Melt in Your Mouth Delicious!!

here they are ready to pop into the oven

I loved the fact you can brown your meat directly on the stove top, apposed to the slow cooker where you throw everything in raw, or have to brown in a separate frying pan first, I like my onions and meat slightly browned

This is a quick version of how I cooked the Lamb Shanks:

I marinated them for four hours in

Lemon Juice, Mint, Red Wine, little bit of Olive Oil, fresh Rosemary and Mint, Salt and Pepper

I heated my stove cook top and browned the Lamb Shanks, removing them to a separate plate once done

I then added onions, a little bit of flour, then the juices from the marinade and white wine to make a thin gravy

Stirred it all around till smooth

Then added the Lamb Shanks

I added extra fresh Rosemary and Mint...cause I love it

Put the cone top on

Pop it into a preheated 150 deg. oven and let it cook for a Minimum of two hours...no time limit...the longer the better

Turning and basting when you feel curious enough to see what's happening in the Tagine

I served ours with pumpkin, potato and cauliflower

Now this is where a larger sized Tagine would have been better

I would have loved to have added vegies to the Tagine instead of cooking them separately

Woops...I forgot to take an after photo of the finished Lamb Shanks

I was hoping there would be left overs for dinner tonight

but NO Tony ate the extras

Thanks so much for coming over

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Annie, if you're reading you're one, I can't seem to get your blog to load fully...??

What goes on, I don't know!!