Lamb Shanks Cooked in Yogurt

Name: Lamb Shanks Cooked in Yogurt
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 6 small or 4 large lamb shanks; Salt and white pepper; 1 pound shallots or baby onions; 8 cups plain whole-milk yogurt; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 garlic cloves (optional); To serve: crushed dried mint

December 9, 2011

The dish can be made with small lamb shanks or with knuckle of veal (osso buco) or slightly fatty, cubed meat. I have used lamb shanks, a cut not normally available in supermarkets. But butchers sell fresh ones from the foreleg weighing about 10 ounces and frozen ones from New Zealand from the back leg weighing from 14 to 16 ounces. Serve it with plain or Vermicelli Rice (see page 304). The yogurt makes a wonderful, soupy sauce so provide spoons, too.

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