chef Aaron Brooks Aussie lamb shanks cooked with chipotle and spices
- Prep time 10Min
- Cook time 2Hr, 30Min
- Technique Grill
- Meat Lamb
- Cut Shank
- Serves 4
Aussie lamb shanks cooked with chipotle and spices
Ingredients
- Juice of 1 orange juice of 1 lime
- 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 large tomato
- ½ teaspoon Achiote paste
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground
- 4 pieces cloves, toasted and ground
- 6 pieces allspice, toasted and ground
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 Australian lamb shanks
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- In a blender or food processor, puree the juices, chipotle, sugar, garlic, tomato, Achiote, cinnamon, oregano, cumin, cloves, and allspice.
- Season the lamb with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil on medium-high heat in a cast-iron or ovenproof pot.
- Sear the shanks on both sides.
- Pour the pureed sauce over the lamb.
- Cover and cook the lamb for 2 ½ hours, or until the meat falls from the bone.
