Name: Smoked Lamb Shank Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 440 min
Ingredients: 8 lamb shanks; 1 bottle red wine (cabernet sauvignon); 1 liter beef stock; 3 carrots (chopped); 2 onions (quartered); 1 bunch celery (chopped); 8 mushrooms (quartered); 3 cloves garlic (crushed ); salt and pepper (to taste)

This is a wonderful dish cooked in a smoker, but unlike a traditional meat cook, it is more like a smoked casserole, giving the dish a new complexity.

The lamb shanks are placed in a baking dish and then covered in vegetables and red wine. Then it is smoked until the meat is falling off the bone.

This recipe makes a nice change from the ‘traditional’ smoked meats that are most often cooked.

Smoked Lamb Shank Casserole Recipe

ButcherLuke

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Chopped vegetables and wine covering Lamb shanks in an uncovered baking dish sitting in a smoker, ready to cook.

This is a wonderful dish cooked in a smoker, but unlike a traditional meat cook, it is more like a smoked casserole giving the lamb shanks a new complexity.

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Preparation 20

Cook 7

Ready in 7 20

Servings Servings

CourseDinner

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultySeasoned

MethodSmoke

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Ingredients

8 lamb shanks
1 bottle red wine cabernet sauvignon
1 liter beef stock
3 carrots chopped
2 onions quartered
1 bunch celery chopped
8 mushrooms quartered
3 cloves garlic crushed
salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

baking dish
smoker

Directions

Place all the ingredients together in a baking dish or similar so the lamb shanks are fully covered by the wine and vegetables.
Preheat the smoker to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
Cook in the smoker unwrapped for 2 to 3 hours, then wrap foil over the top to stop the juices from evaporating off, then cook for an additional 3 hours.
Check the meat, and continue cooking until the lamb is to your preferred doneness – typical is falling off the bone. The whole cook time should be in the order of 7 hours. For the last hour of cooking remove the foil to allow some extra juice to evaporate and the vegetables/meat to get some additional texture/color.
Serve the lamb shanks in shallow bowls with the thickened juices. Pairs well with mashed potatoes and/or fresh bread.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 689kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 85gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 255mgSodium: 1427mgPotassium: 1971mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 7693IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 9mg