Braised Lamb Shank with Three Bean Ragout

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Ingredients

  • 8 American Lamb shanks
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons black pepper
  • 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
  • 2 cups diced onions
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 2 cups white wine
  • 6 cups stock
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 6 sprigs rosemary
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Three Bean Ragout:
  • 3/4 cup uncooked white beans
  • 3/4 cup uncooked black beans
  • 3/4 cup uncooked cannellini beans
  • 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 8 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 3 jalapenos, diced
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Directions

Mix flour, chili powder, salt and pepper together. Roll shanks in this flour mixture. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. In batches, sear shanks on all sides to brown; remove from pan. Repeat process adding more oil as needed. Add onions, carrots, celery and garlic; sauté to brown. Add wine, stock, thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Arrange shanks in two 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pans, placing 4 shanks in each pan. Divide vegetable mixture in Dutch oven between baking pans, pouring over shanks. Cover with foil; bake at 325° for 2 1/2 hours, turning shanks half way through. The meat should be very tender but still on the bone. Remove shanks and keep warm. Strain sauce and reduce by half. Add butter; stir until melted. Serve 4 shanks with Three-Bean Ragout (see recipe below) and a little pan sauce. Pull lamb meat from remaining 4 shanks, reserve for sliders. Put all beans in a large pot, cover with cold water. Cover pot; soak beans for 6 hours or overnight. Drain beans and return to pot, adding bacon, thyme, oregano, stock, garlic and jalapenos. Cover with water. Bring to a boil for 2 hours, adding water as necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
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