Camp Oven Lamb Shanks

What cut of lamb is your favourite? I love a good roast leg, this Roast Lamb recipe is my favourite however I do love a slow-cooked lamb shank, this recipe by Shayne Mexon is perfect for cooking in a potjie.

However, if you don’t have a South African Potjie, a 9 Quart camp oven will definitely do the job just as good.

Potjie pots are cauldron shaped pot traditionally used to cook wet dishes like stews and have been used for decades in South Africa. The Cast Iron feet allow airflow around the pot and require little heat to cook with.

For this recipe, you will need a few ingredients like eight lamb shanks, some oil, some beef stock cubes, garlic, tomato paste, red wine, and some vegetables.

Get your heat source cranking and preheat your 9 Quart camp oven or south African Potjie.

Then In a bowl mix enough flour to coat the lamb shanks, and add some salt and pepper together. once you have done that coat the shanks in the flour.

Heat some oil in your Potjie pot and brown the shanks, you might need to do this in batches. Once you have done that put all the shanks into the pot add the remaining ingredients and bring to a fast simmer.

Make sure you stir well regularly and simmer for a minimum of 2 and a half hours.

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