Try this recipe for something a little different. Slow cooked lamb shanks are fantastic throughout the colder months. A beautiful rich flavour from meat that falls off the bone. You’ve loved them cooked in French , Moroccan and western styles now try Laotian. The food is as simple and beautiful as the country. Try the dish then book your tickets!
Ingredients
- 4 lamb shanks, trimmed
- 2 tsp sunflower oil
- ½ cup Jasmine rice
- 200 g pumpkin, cut into 2cm triangles
- 1 zucchini, halved lengthways and sliced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 4 cups shredded silverbeet
To serve:
- Long red chilli, sliced thinly on diagonal
- Thai basil leaves
- Lime wedges
Preperation Directions
- Preheat a large cast iron casserole or wide saucepan over high heat.
- Place shanks on a plate, drizzle with oil and season generously with black pepper.
- Brown lamb shanks on all sides.
- Add 1.5 litres water, bring to the boil and simmer, covered for 1 hour 15 minutes or until almost tender.
- Add rice and cook for another 15 minutes until lamb is tender. Remove lamb shanks to a large bowl to cool slightly.
- Add pumpkin and cook for another 10 minutes until pumpkin is just tender. Add zucchini for the final few minutes of cooking.
- Season soup with fish sauce. Add extra black pepper if desired. Add a little extra water if soup is too thick.
- Shred lamb and return to soup. Stir through silverbeet.
Ladle soup into bowls and top with chilli and plenty of Thai basil. Serve with lime wedges.
Chef's notes
Tips:
1. Shred lamb while still warm with two forks.
2. Cook lamb shanks the day before, then finish the soup the next day. The flavour of the soup will only improve overnight.
3. Swap glutinous rice for brown rice, freekeh or pearl barley. Add in for the final 40 minutes of the lamb cooking time.
Watch the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDhM_2zuwpo&index=4&list=TLDuVhh6vo7Z8wNTA2MjAxNg
With thanks to Beefandlamb.com.au
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