Simmered Lamb Shanks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 trimmed lamb shanks
3 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
6 bay leaves
4 cloves garlic, peeled
8 baby onions, peeled
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
3 sprigs fresh marjoram
1 tablespoon peppercorn

Preparation

Place a frypan over high heat.
Add the shanks and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until well browned.
Place the lamb in a baking dish with the stock, wine, bay leaves, garlic, onions, rosemary, marjoram and peppercorns.
Cover dish and bake at 315F for 2 hours or until lamb is very tender.
Serve in deep bowls.
Lovely with a garlic/potato mash.