Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks
Slow cooking lamb shanks transforms the otherwise tough cut of meat into a shredded fall-off-the-bone delicious main dish! Serve it with rice, pasta noodles or mashed potatoes with some of the braising liquid drizzled on top for an amazing dinner!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 726kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 lamb shanks
- 1 medium-sized yellow onion diced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 (28-oz.) can crushed tomatoes
- 1.5 cups chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp dried cumin
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- ½ cup marsala wine or dry red wine optional
- 1 tsp sea salt to taste*
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients except for the lamb shanks to your slow cooker and give it a big stir. Remove the lamb shanks from their packaging and transfer them to your slow cooker, nestling them into the sauce as best as possible.
- Slow cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours, or on high heat for 5 to 6 hours, until the meat is fork tender.
- Serve lamb shanks over mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, or pasta noodles along with your choice of roasted vegetables or a side salad. Drizzle the sauce over your carbohydrate side dish (rice, pasta, potatoes) for a restaurant-quality meal!
Nutrition
Serving: 1lamb shank | Calories: 726kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 77g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 291mg | Sodium: 741mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g