I love having my girls home. One of them cooked this for us this evening. We used a shoulder of mutton, but the original recipe calls for 4 lamb shanks.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 shoulder of mutton, or 4 lamb shanks (local, of course)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 small dried hot red chilli
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried marjoram or oregano
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 large or 4 small carrots, chopped
- 6 sticks of celery, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 170ml dry white wine
- 6 anchovy fillets
- 2 tins of organic chopped tomatoes
- A bunch of parsley, chopped
METHOD:
- Season the lamb with salt and pepper
- In a pestle and mortar, crush the coriander seeds with the chilli and dried herbs.
- Put the herbs, spices and mutton in a bag together, and coat the lamb, squeezing well. Add the flour to the bag as well.
- Heat a casserole dish, add the oil, brown the meat, then set this aside.
- Add the chopped vegetables to the pan with a pinch of salt, and cook slowly until the onion and celery is soft.
- Add the vinegar, and start to reduce to a syrupy consistency
- Add the wine and bring to a simmer for a couple of minutes, then add the anchovies and tomatoes, and bring back to a simmer again.
- Add the lamb back to the pan, bring to the boil, cover and then cook in a moderate oven 160C for a couple of hours. Remove the lid and cook for another half an hour.
- Once the meat is tender, garnish with chopped herbs, and serve with mashed potatoes, or possibly polenta.