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Roast Lamb Shanks

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Lamb shank for one to two persons
  • Lemon juice about 2 Tbs.
  • Garlic – whole cloves 3 – 4 per shank, peeled
  • 1 small spanish or yellow onion sliced
  • Salt & coarsely-ground black pepper to taste, sprinkle of olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425° F.
  • Trim as much of the outer fat from the shank as you can, set the fat aside, and then rub the shank with the lemon juice. Cut open 4-5 slits in the shank, located a few inches apart. Insert a clove of gresh garlic into each slit you cut.
  • Put the prepped shank into a roasting pan, and surround with the onion, which has now been sliced. Season generously with pepper and salt, then finish and rub in olive oil.
  • Put the seasoned shank and sliced onion into the oven in a baking pan, and cover for a half-hour. After cooking for a half-hour, remove the cover and continue cooking for one hour, or until lamb reaches an internal temperature of about 130 degrees. and is golden brown on the outside.
  • To finish, place the shanks on a high-temp grill about 2 to 3 minutes each side for extra-nice golden crispiness on the outside – just enough to sear in the fats. Allow meat to sit 10 minutes before serving.