Persian Lamb Shanks

I love cooking Lamb shanks and this time I decided to cook this in a traditional Persian style. Persian or Iranian food, similar to other Middle Eastern flavors is subtle yet distinct. The shanks are marinated in spices and Garlic and drizzled with some Rose water and Saffron steeped water. It’s then slow cooked in the oven and served with a fragrant rice with nuts and pomegranate seeds.

Persian Lamb Shanks

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Ingredients

  

• Large pinch Saffron
• 1/4 cup hot Water
• 2 Lamb shanks 3.3.5 Lbs or 1432 gms
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tsp Lemon rind
• 1/4 cup crushed Garlic
• 1 tsp crushed Rose Petals
• Juice of a Lemon
• 2 tbsps Olive Oil
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp Rose water
• 1/2 cup Meat or Veggie stock

Instructions

 

• Steep the saffron in hot water
• Score the lamb shanks
• Marinate the lamb shanks preferably overnight with salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon and turmeric powder, lemon rind, garlic, crushed rose petals & olive oil
• Rub the marinade into the meat and push some of the garlic into the slits
• Marinate overnight
• Transfer the shanks to a roasting pan and add the onion to the container were the lamb sat in the marinade so the onion absorbs the leftover marinade
• Add the onion to the roasting pan as well together with some bay leaves
• Add the rose water and steeped saffron water over the shanks and add the stock to the bottom of the pan
• Roast in a 350 degree oven for 2.5 – 3 hrs
• Start cooking covered and then open and continue to cook
• Once cooked serve with rice