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Lamb shanks with red wine and garlic sauce

Lamb Shanks With Red Wine & Garlic Sauce (Pressure Cooker)

Enjoy incredibly tender and flavorful Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Sauce. This pressure cooker recipe ensures fall-off-the-bone lamb with a rich, satisfying sauce.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Servings 2 servings
Calories 401 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

For the lamb:

  • 2 lbs lamb shanks
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 pcs garlic cloves, peeled and smashed

For the sauce: (NB: This is a double quantity)

  • 1 cup chicken stock (or other preferred broth)
  • 1 cup port wine (I used pinot noir)
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp dried or fresh rosemary
  • 1 tbsp salted butter
  • 1-2 tsp balsamic vinegar, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Trim excess fat from the lamb shanks (if you prefer) and season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the oil in the pressure cooker. Add the shanks and brown on all sides.
  • When the shanks are browned, add the garlic cloves and cook until the cloves are lightly browned, but not burned.
  • Add the stock, wine, tomato paste, and rosemary, stirring so the tomato paste dissolves.
  • Close the pressure cooker and bring up to full pressure. Once reached, reduce heat to low and
  • Cook for 30 minutes.*
  • Remove the pressure cooker from the heat and let the pressure release naturally.
  • Then remove the lamb shanks and cover them with foil to keep them warm.
  • Return the pan to the heat and boil the liquid, uncovered, for 5 minutes to reduce and thicken the sauce (or you could add a little cornflour (corn starch) if you're short for time).
  • Whisk in the butter, then add the vinegar.
  • Serve the lamb with some of the sauce poured over top, and put the remaining sauce in a pouring jug so it can be added as needed.

Notes

*Depending upon your pressure cooker, you might need to adjust cooking time to suit. The second time I made this, I cooked it for a further 10 minutes which ensured the meat was falling off the bone.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 43gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 491mgPotassium: 754mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 423IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Lamb shanks with red wine
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