This recipe for minted lamb shanks is another one of Shirley's own, which she regularly cooks for Dennis, me, and the rest of the family. She came up with the recipe because she prefers lamb shanks that are freshly cooked, with ingredients that she has sourced herself, rather than pre-cooked versions where she has no control over where the meat originated, or what other ingredients have been added. She certainly likes to do things her own way. The great thing about this recipe is how simple it is to cook, with so little preparation time required. It can even be prepared before work and left cooking all day (if you've got a slow cooker), which makes it ideal for a busy family like us. And, it's always nice to come home to the smell of something delicious in the oven.

Yield: Serves 2

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 120 Minutes

Ingredients

• 2 True Bites Lamb Shanks. We cut our lamb shanks from best quality local Shropshire/Staffordshire lamb, which always makes for a tasty, and tender meal!
• 300ml beef gravy
• 3 tsps concentrated mint sauce (or to taste)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C (gas mark 6)
2. Place 2 fresh True Bites lamb shanks in a lidded ovenproof dish and place in the oven for approx 30 minutes.
3. Make your gravy and add the concentrated mint sauce to taste.
4. Remove dish from the oven and drain away any excess liquid that may have cooked out of the lamb shanks.
5. Add the minted gravy to the dish with the lamb shanks 
6. Lower the temperature of the oven to 150 degrees C/ Gas Mark 2 and cook for at least a further 90 minutes or until the shanks are tender. The meat should be starting to fall from the bone.

Tips

• The key to a great tasting dish is great quality ingredients, so please do try to use our quality British lamb whenever you can. 
• Serve with mashed potatoes.
• If you like it minty, just pop a load more mint sauce in, simple.
• If you're serving more guests, then just throw in more lamb shanks (1 per adult).