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This is a version of [[Braised Lamb Shanks|braised lamb shanks]] modified for cooking in a [[slow cooker]].

It's a very nice recipe if you enjoy a sweet and fruity meat dish. It goes excellently with [[couscous]] and is quite filling so one lamb shank could stretch to two people.

===Ingredients for 2 to 4 people===
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|TotalCalories = 1333
|PortionCalories = 666
|DatePublished=13th May 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|ImageComment = Braised Lamb Shanks with plain [[couscous]]
|Servings = Serves 2 to 4
|Difficulty = 3
|TotalTime = 5 hours 20 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 5 hours
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====Best recipe review====

''Food of The Gods''

5/5

For mere mortals

 [[User:Klapaucius|Klapaucius]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients

| 2 or 3 small [[Lamb shanks|lamb shanks]]
| 200g [[Shallots|shallots]], peeled ([[Shallots|see here for a neat trick]])
| 1 medium [[Aubergine|aubergines]], cut into small [[Dice|dice]]
| 2 tablespoons [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| 1 tablespoon of [[Harissa paste]] (I use my own and it's quite hot!)
| Zest of 1 [[Orange|orange]] and [[Juice|juice]] of 2 large [[Oranges|oranges]] (''no more'')
| 100ml medium [[Sherry|sherry]]
| 375 g [[Passata|passata]] (or 1 400g can of chopped tomatoes)
| 150 ml hot [[Vegetable|vegetable]] or [[Lamb stock|lamb stock]]
| 50g dried [[apricots]] (soaked in the sherry if you have the time)
| 75 g stoned [[cherries]]
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===Method===

{{recipeMethod

| Heat just a teaspoon of the the oil in a large flameproof [[dutch oven]] or [[wok]] and [[Brown|brown]] the shanks all over. Allow about 8 minutes to do this as the better the colour now, the better the flavour and look of the finished dish.
| Remove the [[Lamb|lamb]] and set aside. Add the [[Shallots|shallots]], [[Aubergine|aubergine]] and remaining [[Olive oil|olive oil]] to the [[Casserole|casserole]]. Return the casserole to the hob and cook everything together over a high heat, stirring from time to time, until the shallots and aubergine are golden and beginning to soften.
| Add all of the ingredients to the [[slow cooker]], set to medium and cook for 5 hours.
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===Serving suggestion===
Serve with plain [[couscous]]. This is quite fruity and needs a bland accompaniment.

===Chef's note===
It would probably be cooked in 3 hours, but I like to stew lamb long and slow if I have the time, it seems to extract all of the flavours. It certainly smells fantastic during the last few hours of cooking.
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Image:Braised Lamb Shanks after 5 hours.jpg|After 5 hours cooking
Image:Braised Lamb Shanks ingredients.jpg|Braised Lamb Shanks, the ingredients (for 2)
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==See also==
* [[Slow roast recipes]]
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===Belazu products used in this recipe===
* [http://www.mybelazu.com/details/rose-harissa.html Belazu Rose Harissa]
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