Asian-Braised Lamb Shanks

Asian-Braised Lamb Shanks takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. One serving contains 353 calories, 46g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 4. For $3.93 per serving, this recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people really liked this main course. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Asian food. If you have flour, lime juice, cinnamon stick, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 73%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Asian Style Braised Lamb Shanks, Braised Lamb Shanks, and Braised Lamb Shanks.

  • Serves: 4
  • Time: 45 Mins
  • Category: lunch, main course, main dish, dinner
  • Health Rating: 31.0

Ingredients


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Instructions

Step 1: Heat large skillet over med-hi heat with oil.

Ingredients:

  • cooking oil

Equipment:

  • frying pan

Step 2: Combine salt, pepper, 1 T five-spice and ground cinnamon in small bowl.Rub mixture onto lamb shanks.Sear lamb shanks on each side until nicely browned and remove from pan, place on plate and sit aside.Preheat oven to 225 F.Toast cinnamon stick, chili flakes, remaining five-spice, & star anise pod in a small skillet.

Ingredients:

  • ground cinnamon
  • cinnamon stick
  • red pepper flakes
  • lamb shanks
  • star anise
  • pepper
  • sandwich bread
  • salt
  • dry seasoning rub

Equipment:

  • frying pan
  • bowl
  • oven

Step 3: Mix with Chinese rice wine, soy, tamarind concentrate, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, beer.Arrange seared lamb shanks in large dutch oven, pour spice mixture over.Cover.

Ingredients:

  • tamarind paste
  • chinese rice wine
  • brown sugar
  • lamb shanks
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • beer

Equipment:

  • dutch oven

Step 4: Place dutch oven in oven and braise for 1 hr.Increase heat to 300 and braise another 1 hr.Increase heat again to 350 F and braise another 45 minutes 1 hour, until meat is falling off the bone.

Ingredients:

  • bone
  • meat

Equipment:

  • dutch oven
  • oven

Step 5: Remove from oven, and keep warm.Strain braising juices into another pot.

Equipment:

  • oven
  • pot

Step 6: Add 1 T flour and bring to a boil.Reduce to low and simmer until sauce is thickened.Season to taste with salt and pepper and freshen with lime juice if desired.Optional: if preparing lamb shanks ahead of time, place shanks and thickened braising liquid back into dutch oven and refrigerate up to 3 days.Reheat over medium, skimming any fat that has accumulated.

Ingredients:

  • salt and pepper
  • lamb shanks
  • lime juice
  • all purpose flour
  • sauce

Equipment:

  • dutch oven

Step 7: Serve shanks with thickened sauce and your chosen sides.

Ingredients:

  • sauce


Dietary Information

  • Gluten-Free
  • Dairy-Free

Nutrition Facts

NutrientAmount% Daily Needs
Calories352.51 kcal17.63%
Fat7.63 g11.74%
Saturated Fat2.37 g14.79%
Carbohydrates17.89 g5.96%
Net Carbohydrates15.96 g5.8%
Sugar4.88 g5.43%
Cholesterol127.31 mg42.44%
Sodium3594.3 mg156.27%
Alcohol3.92 g100.0%
Alcohol %1.32 %100.0%
Protein46.25 g92.5%
Zinc11.45 mg76.32%
Vitamin B124.54 µg75.62%
Selenium45.93 µg65.62%
Vitamin B312.8 mg63.99%
Phosphorus455.79 mg45.58%
Iron5.9 mg32.79%
Manganese0.63 mg31.64%
Vitamin B20.5 mg29.52%
Vitamin B60.53 mg26.52%
Magnesium86.57 mg21.64%
Potassium701.15 mg20.03%
Vitamin B10.26 mg17.19%
Copper0.33 mg16.66%
Vitamin B51.64 mg16.45%
Folate60.23 µg15.06%
Vitamin C10.16 mg12.31%
Fiber1.93 g7.73%
Calcium70.75 mg7.07%
Vitamin E0.88 mg5.85%
Vitamin A174.75 IU3.5%
Vitamin K1.79 µg1.7%