Lamb shanks dinner
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52174)
Staten Island, New York
March 20, 2022 2:30pm CST
My mom got us six halal lamb shanks earlier in the week. I had no idea what I was gonna do with them but then decided to cook them in my Staub Coq au Vin Dutch Oven.
I cooked them for about 2 hours and 40 minutes with carrots, onions, celery, and a 750ml bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon wine. I never cooked meat with wine before. The lamb shanks came out pretty good, the meat falling of the bone. For the side I made rice noodles.
It was a really delicious dinner. We actually had enough for Thursday and Friday dinners. Could've left two lamb shanks for dinner #3 but didn't want to do that. We go out to eat Saturday, so we'd only be eating them today. Didn't wanna keep them that long, though they'd probably still be good to eat.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Mar 22
I don’t think I’d put them in soup. They are too good to use for soup.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul 24
@porwest Lol. Maybe the lamb you ate wasn't done properly.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
21 Mar 22
Sounds like a really good dinner. My husband likes lamb.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Mar 22
Hubby does as well. I’d do them again.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
31 Jul 24
@porwest My MIL used to make lamb shanks. She'd cook them until the meat fell off the bone. It was good then; but I can't bring myself to eating a baby lamb anymore.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
31 Jul 24
Lamb has always been kinda meh and inconsistent to me. I can never cook it right. And when you order it, sometimes it's okay and other times it is not. Can't figure it out. There's just something about lamb that I just can't go crazy for it.
Now, in a gyro it's delicious. But of course, it's very different than say, a shank.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
21 Mar 22
I absolutely love those and I cannot get them here.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Mar 22
@RebeccasFarm I don’t think I’ve ever seen a beef shank.
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Mar 22
I’m not sure I’ve seen them in stores where I shop either.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
31 Jul 24
For whatever reason, lamb is something I just can't eat. I mean, it's okay. I enjoy it in the style of meat used for gyros. I can SOMETIMES eat it if I am out, although I will rarely order it. Depends on where I am. But it just never really appealed to me.
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul 24
It can be a little gamey but it's delicious if done correctly. Lamb chops are soooooo good.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
3 Aug 24
@lovebuglena Gamey would be a good word to describe it.
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