The inspiration for this recipe was found here and the story of the happy accident can be read here and my version… below:
Ingredients:
2 huge lamb shanks (I see that all the recipes call for 6, but these could easily feed 6 people)
1 tin copped and peeled tomatoes
1 large onion, chopped
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1 cinnamon stick
Garam Masala, enough to season the meat
Salt and pepper
1 beef stock cube dissolved in 250 ml water
Rind of one orange
200 g Turkish apricots
Method:
In a pan on the stove top, fry the onions until translucent
Ad the garlic and fry for another minute or two
Pour in the tomatoes
pour in the stock
Ad the orange rind and the apricots
Lightly stir until all the flavours have had some time to blend and heat up a little
Remove from stove
Pour this sauce in the casserole.
Season the lamb shanks with salt and pepper and the garam masala and place them in your casserole on top of the sauce.
Cover your casserole and place in the oven @ 160 Degrees Celsius for about 3 hours. Mine was in for four.
Occasionally take it out of the oven and pour the sauce over the shanks again.
I served mine with couscous and a side of baby carrots.