haha, it's such a good feeling when you know people really enjoy something you worked hard on.
so, how did you make it?
I salted, peppered and floured the shanks and browned them in olive oil in a dutch oven. Then I took em out and put em on a platter.
In my food processor, I created a paste with carrots, celery, onion and a little garlic. I sauteed that in a dutch oven for about ten minutes, until softened. I cleared a little spot in the bottom of the pot and browned some tomato paste. I added a bottle of merlot, a few bay leaves and sprigs of fresh rosemary, and put the shanks back in. I put them in the oven for about 2 hours at like 350.
After the 2 hours, I added lots of potatoes and carrots chopped really big and let them cook with the lamb for another hour. I served it with lots of warm crunchy bread to soak up the juice. I loved it!
that sounds awesome!! yum! maybe i'll do that this week.