Braised Lamb Shanks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks
4 cloves garlic
1/4 c. fat
1/4 c. flour
2 c. water
1 tsp. salt and pepper
1/2 tsp. Kitchen Bouquet

Preparation

Cut a vertical slit 1 1/2 inches deep in each shank; insert a clove of garlic.
Roll shank in mixture of 2 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Brown in fat; remove shanks.
Add 1/4 cup flour to fat and blend.
Stir in butter. Cook until thick, stirring.
Season with salt, pepper and Kitchen Bouquet.
Add shanks to gravy.
Cover; bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for about 1 1/2 hours.
Serve with Raisin Rice.
Serves 4.