Slow cooked lamb shanks. These slow cooked lamb shanks are meltingly tender and are braised in a rich red wine sauce. Super easy to make in the slow cooker OR on the stove! Because of this, lamb shanks need to be slow cooked - either braised or roasted - to break down the tough meat to soften into succulent tenderness.

Cook on low for eight hours or on high for four hours. Place the lamb shanks in the slow cooker. The liquid should cover the meat - add more stock or boiling water if needed. You can have Slow cooked lamb shanks using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slow cooked lamb shanks

1. You need 2 of lamb shanks.
2. You need 800 grams of chopped tomatoes.
3. It's 6 of large carrots.
4. It's 2 of onions.
5. It's 3 of bay leaves.
6. You need 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary.
7. You need 1 glass of red wine.
8. It's 500 ml of chicken stock.
9. You need 2 tbl of spoons runny honey.

Recipes developed by Vered DeLeeuw, CNC Nutritionally reviewed by Rachel Benight MS, RD, CPT. In this easy recipe, flavorful, tender, fall-off-the-bone lamb shanks are slowly cooked with broth and aromatics until very tender. This slow and low one pot recipe guarantees perfect melt in the mouth lamb that will satisfy even the hungriest of diners. Tender shanks cooked in a thick.

Slow cooked lamb shanks step by step

1. Peel and chop the carrots and onions..
2. In a hot pan. Brown the lamb shanks. When browned add to the slow cooker..
3. Add the chopped tomatoes, onions, carrots and the wine to the hot pot..
4. Add the chicken stock to the hot pot. If required top up with hot water until the shanks are just about covered..
5. Drizzle the honey down the shanks..
6. Add the bay leaves and rosemary to the pot. Cook for 5 hours on high or 6 and a half on medium heat..
7. When the cooking time is finished remove the bay leaves and rosemary. Serve with choice of potatoes. I used steamed new potatoes..
8. Enjoy..

Place flour, salt and pepper and all four lamb shanks in a plastic bag and shake. There's a reason lamb shanks are among the best cuts of meat for your slow-cooker. There's nothing like coming home to a perfectly tender lamb shank. Slow-cooked lamb shanks - an easy Sunday dinner. A hearty plateful of succulent, tender slow-cooked lamb on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes swimming in the most delicious homemade gravy - what else could you ask for on a cold, winter's evening when the gales are raging outside?