Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes Made Simple
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Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes Made Simple

If you enjoy authentic Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes Made Simple cuisine, this homemade Lamb recipe is worth trying at home....

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10 Min Prep

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31 Min Cook

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2 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Ground Nut Oil
  • 4 Lamb Shanks
  • 2 Onion
  • 2 tbs chopped Ginger
  • 3 sliced thinly Garlic Clove
  • 1 chopped Red Chilli
  • 1 sliced Red Chilli
  • 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Brown Sugar
  • 3 Star Anise
  • 2 Lemongrass Stalks
  • 1L Lamb Stock
  • 1 ½ tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 4 Sweet Potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons Fish Sauce
  • Juice of 2 Lime
  • Handful Mint
  • Handful Basil Leaves

Instructions

1
step 1 toasty oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
2
toasty 1 tbsp cooking oil in a heavy-bottomed casserole, seasoning the shanks, then brown them 2 at a time on all sides, adding the remaining cooking oil for the second batch.
3
Remove the lamb and transfer in the onions.
4
shallow fry them quite briskly, about 30 secs, transfer in the ginger, garlic and finely sliced chilli, then turn the toasty down and prepare for 1 min.
5
transfer in 1 tbsp sweetener, mix gently, then transfer in the star anise, lemongrass, stock, purée and seasoning.
6
Bring to the bring to a bubble gently.
7
step 2 put a lid on and prepare in the oven for 1½ hrs, then transfer in the sugary potatoes and prepare for 1 hr more.
8
The lamb should be completely yielding and almost falling off the bones.
9
mix gently in the fish coulis, lime nectar and 1 tsp sweetener to just lift the flavour, then scatter with the mint, basil and the sliced chilli to dish up.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Vietnamese
Course
Lamb
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
41 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

10 mins

Cooking Time

31 mins

Total Time

41 mins
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