Lamb shank and pasta soup

Cook this soup on a nice gentle heat for a long time and youll be rewarded with a heart-warming dinner thats still low in fat.

Recipe «Lamb shank and pasta soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:46 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: olive oil cooking spray, 2 lean lamb shanks, trimmed, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 2 carrots, peeled, chopped, 2 stalks celery, chopped , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 400g can diced tomatoes, 4 cups salt-reduced beef stock , 3/4 cup small shell pasta, 1/4 cup basil leaves, finely shredded, 4 crusty wholegrain bread rolls, to serve.

Ingredients:

• olive oil cooking spray 
• 2 lean lamb shanks, trimmed 
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
• 2 carrots, peeled, chopped 
• 2 stalks celery, chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 400g can diced tomatoes 
• 4 cups salt-reduced beef stock 
• 3/4 cup small shell pasta 
• 1/4 cup basil leaves, finely shredded 
• 4 crusty wholegrain bread rolls, to serve 

Instructions

1. Lightly spray a large saucepan with oil. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add lamb shanks and cook, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, carrot and celery. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
2. Increase heat to medium-high. Return lamb to pan. Add tomatoes, stock and 2 cups cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover. Cook for 1 hour 30 minutes or until lamb is tender. Remove lamb shanks to a board. Shred meat.
3. Return soup to the boil over high heat. Stir in pasta. Cover and cook for 7 to 8 minutes or until pasta is tender. Add shredded lamb and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into shallow bowls. Serve with crusty bread rolls.