Ale barley lamb shanks

Name: Ale barley lamb shanks
Cook time: 158 min
Total time: 158 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 lamb shanks (roughly 400g each); 2 leeks; 200g pearl barley; 1 heaped tablespoon umami paste; 500ml of your favourite ale

With slow-cooked leeks & umami broth

Dairy-free

2 hrs 38 mins (8 minutes prep, 2 hours 30 minutes cook)

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

nutrition per serving

Calories

39%

Fat

50%

Saturates

64%

Sugars

Salt

25%

Protein

131%

Carbs

19%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

4 lamb shanks (roughly 400g each)

2 leeks

200g pearl barley

1 heaped tablespoon umami paste

500ml of your favourite ale

Method

Preheat the oven to 170ºC/325ºF/gas 3.
Place a large casserole pan on a high heat, and fry the lamb shanks in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, while you halve, wash and roughly chop the leeks.
Add them to the pan with the pearl barley, umami paste and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then stir well.
Pour in the ale and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, then cover with 1.2 litres of water.
Cook in the oven for 2 hours 30 minutes, or until tender, then dish on up. Easy!

Tags

Lamb Meat Vegetable Leek Roast British Jamie's Great Britain Entertaining Dinner Party Dairy-free Winter

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