Lamb Shanks, Osso Buco Style, Slow Cooker

I am being punished for all the many times I have bragged about my colds only lasting three days.

This is Day 6 and there is no hope in sight.

I do not take chastisement well.

I have, however, watched every episode of Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix.

Not really…. I’ve caught 15 minutes here, 5 minutes there, between naps. It’s perfect – I wake up, watch, and don’t fee like I’ve missed anything.

I did get a little confused when we went from a bakery in Tel Aviv to an Italian bakery…. in Lisbon.

This is my last slow cooker lamb shanks of this season.

I still haven’t decided which is my favorite.

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Lamb Shanks, Osso Buco Style, Slow Cooker

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Lamb shanks in the slow cooker = perfect match

• Author: Katie Zeller
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 7 hours 40 minutes
• Total Time: 8 hours
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Category: Lamb
• Method: Slow Cooker

Ingredients

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• 2 lamb shanks
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 rib celery, sliced
• 1 cup (8oz, 250gr) tomatoes, peeled, chopped
• 3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) red wine
• 1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) beef stock
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tbs oregano
• 1 tbs parsley
• 3 tbs tapioca
• 1 tbs olive oil
• optional – if needed: 2 tsp instant tapioca or 1 tbs cornstarch

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Instructions

• Heat 1 tbs oil in a large skillet. Add lamb shanks and brown on all sides, Remove to plate.
• Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, to skillet and sauté briefly.
• Put vegetables in slow cooker.
• Add herbs, paprika, tapioca and beef stock. Stir to combine.
• Put lamb on top.
• Combine tomatoes, juices, red wine and pour over lamb.
• Cover and cook, low heat, 7 1/2 – 8 hours, turning shanks half way through cooking time
• Check 30 minutes before serving and if sauce needs to be thickened add 2 tsp instant tapioca or 1 tbs cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbs water.
• When ready, remove to a platter and serve.

Notes

Instant tapioca is great as it can just be sprinkled in, stirred, and adjusted.

I had some doggie play photos lined up to post with their birthday pics but I ran out of energy.

Here they are:

Puppy play

Year old play

Big girl play

They still have it:

But not nearly as often these days.

They used to play-fight a few times every day….. Now it’s a few times every month.