Lamb shank & quinoa soup

Recipes / Soups

Lamb shanks will simply fall off the bone in this hearty and healthy winter soup.

Recipe «Lamb shank & quinoa soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 4 Coles Australian Lamb Shanks, French-trimmed, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 2 carrots, peeled, finely chopped, 2 celery stalks, trimmed, finely chopped , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 tsp ground cumin, 2 tsp ground coriander , 1L chicken stock, 1 cup quinoa, 150g baby spinach or baby kale leaves, 2 tbsp lemon juice, Crusty bread, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 Coles Australian Lamb Shanks, French-trimmed 
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
  • 2 carrots, peeled, finely chopped 
  • 2 celery stalks, trimmed, finely chopped 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 2 tsp ground cumin 
  • 2 tsp ground coriander 
  • 1L chicken stock 
  • 1 cup quinoa 
  • 150g baby spinach or baby kale leaves 
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice 
  • Crusty bread, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the lamb and cook, turning, for 10 mins or until browned all over. Transfer to a plate.
  2. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until vegetables soften. Add cumin and coriander. Cook, stirring, for 1 min or until fragrant.
  3. Add stock and 2 cups (500ml) water and bring to the boil. Return lamb to the pan. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
  4. Remove pan from heat. Remove lamb shanks from soup. When lamb is cool enough to handle, remove and coarsely chop meat. Discard excess fat and bones. Skim excess oil from the soup.
  5. Return lamb to the pan. Add the quinoa. Simmer, uncovered, for 12 mins or until quinoa is tender and cooked through. Add spinach or kale and lemon juice. Cook for 2 mins or until spinach wilts.