Slow-cooker massaman lamb shanks

Take it slowly or use a pressure cooker with this two-for-one lamb shanks recipe.

Recipe «Slow-cooker massaman lamb shanks» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 7:45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 trimmed lamb shanks, 2 tbsp plain flour, 2 tbsp olive oil, 650g chat potatoes, 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced , 1/3 cup massaman curry paste, 2/3 cup pineapple juice, 2 tbsp lime juice , 1 1/2 cups Massel chicken style liquid stock, 3 tsp fish sauce, 1 cinnamon stick, 1/3 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped, 400ml can coconut milk, Steamed rice and coriander leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 4 trimmed lamb shanks 
• 2 tbsp plain flour 
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 650g chat potatoes 
• 1 red onion, halved, thinly sliced 
• 1/3 cup massaman curry paste 
• 2/3 cup pineapple juice 
• 2 tbsp lime juice 
• 1 1/2 cups Massel chicken style liquid stock 
• 3 tsp fish sauce 
• 1 cinnamon stick 
• 1/3 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped 
• 400ml can coconut milk 
• Steamed rice and coriander leaves, to serve 

Instructions

1. Place shanks and flour in a large snap-lock bag. Season with salt and pepper. Seal bag. Shake to coat. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook shanks, in batches, for 4 to 5 minutes or until browned all over, adding extra oil if necessary. Transfer to bowl of slow cooker. Add potatoes to slow cooker.
2. Heat remaining oil in pan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add paste. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, stock and fish sauce. Bring to the boil.
3. Transfer mixture to slow cooker. Add cinnamon. Cover with lid. Cook on low for 6 hours, turning shanks halfway through cooking. Add peanuts and coconut milk. Cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until lamb is very tender. Serve with rice and coriander.