Crock Pot Lamb Shanks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 kg lamb shank (4 medium shanks)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 medium brown onions, sliced
12 garlic cloves, peeled
200 g mushrooms, coarsely sliced
1 cup beer
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons beef stock powder
400 g crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf, broken into quarters

Preparation

Heat oil in pan over medium to high heat and brown lamb shanks on all sides.
Season lamb shanks with pepper.
Place sliced onions at bottom of crock pot and put lamb shanks on top drizzled with remaining oil and juices from the pan.
Place mushrooms and garlic cloves over the top.
Mix beer, Worcestershire sauce, stock powder, tomatoes, oregano, basil, thyme and bay leaf in a bowl.
Pour mixture over the top of lamb shanks.
Cook in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours depending on your crock pot.
Remove bay leaves.
Serve with vegetables and juices poured over the top of the shanks. I served over wholegrain bread but mashed potatoes would be the best match.