Greek Style Roasted Lamb Shanks Take 2 :)

[Music] hi everyone welcome back to dimitra's dishes and today i'm revisiting one of the first recipes that i've ever done on the channel one of the first episodes i don't know why i filmed it when i was sick it gets the most views and it also gets some mean comments some nice comments today i'm going to teach you how to make roasted lamb shanks the greek way this recipe is out-of-this-world delicious it's perfect for entertaining because you can just put it in the oven forget about it when it comes out the lamb shanks are succulent juicy flavorful fall off the bone melt in your mouth very delicious again should I say that one more time and this video hopefully will be way better than the other one because last time I filmed it I filmed it for my cooking class didn't ever imagine that the channel would take off and it would get so many views and I was sick while I filmed it so yeah there was a lot of sniffling going on in that video so this one hopefully this one will make up for it now we're gonna go over the ingredients and then we're gonna get started for the wet ingredients this is the marinade we're gonna need some water lots of dried oregano some freshly squeezed lemon juice and some olive oil then I'm using six to eight lamb shanks today make sure they're washed and they're completely dried for the dry ingredients we're gonna need some dried cumin powder some onion powder crushed red pepper flakes which are optional salt and black pepper and lots of peeled garlic whole peeled garlic cloves for garnish we're gonna need some parsley so this recipe begins with a very hot oven you want to preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit because this is gonna really save a lot of time and a lot of cleanup most of the time recipes call for browning meat on the stovetop and that is a good method but when you're making a lot of lamb shanks there's gonna be a lot of oil splatter a big mess to clean up and it also takes a lot of time this method is foolproof you just pop it in the oven and it comes out perfect and beautiful every time no cleanup nothing to worry about you're gonna begin by taking your garlic cloves and making a bed on the bottom of your baking dish I like to use a stainless steel baking pan for this but you can go ahead and use a ceramic one if you want anything that can withstand high he will do so make a bed of garlic on the bottom the more the merrier in my book then go ahead and put the lamb shanks on top go ahead and drizzle the lamb shanks with some olive oil and season it generously with some salt and black pepper go ahead and combine all the spices and seasonings together sprinkle half of them on one side of the lamb shanks flip the lamb shanks over and then sprinkle the rest of the seasonings on top of the lamb shanks along with some salt and pepper pop that tray in the oven and let it roast uncovered for 30 to 35 minutes or until they get nice and golden brown on top you don't have to flip them over or anything like that take the tray out of the oven combine your olive oil your lemon juice and your oregano whisk it all together and then pour it on top of your lamb shanks and then go ahead and pour the water on top to the water is gonna help the lamb shanks cook and stay nice and juicy because these they're gonna bake for a long time after that cover the lamb shanks with some parchment paper and then with aluminum foil the parchment paper is gonna keep the length lamb shanks from coming in contact with the aluminum foil to keep this dish nice and healthy reduce the temperature of the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit pop the tray and covered in the middle rack and let it bake for a good two-and-a-half to three hours or until the lamb shanks are really nice and soft and falling off the bone take them out of the oven and very carefully remove the parchment paper and the foil because there's gonna be a lot of steam in that tray and you don't want to get burned and then you're gonna see that the lamb shanks are nice and juicy and just really falling off the bone the garlic is gonna be almost melting when you press it with a fork it should melt this dish is just perfect served with some Mediterranean rice pilaf maybe some roasted potatoes and have so many recipes on the website and on this channel I'll post the links to those videos in the card section up above let me know if you guys would be interested in an entertaining book where I put all these recipes together to create menus for you it's an idea that I've had in my head for a while and if you guys want it I'll start working on it and I'll let you know as soon as it's ready so today I made my Mediterranean rice pilaf and I also made my crispy roasted potatoes that sliced super thin I feel like this goes together so well the only thing that's missing is a nice salad which I'm gonna make as soon as I'm done with this video time to give this a taste now I'm gonna go ahead and mash some garlic get some rice in there mm-hmm fantastic the flavor combination just to die for the lamb just melts in your mouth all the flavors just infuse into the lamb I know that you guys are gonna love this make this recipe at your next dinner party and everybody's gonna love it you can go ahead and print out this recipe on my website www.marykay.co.uk/awilliam visit

Channel: Dimitra's Dishes

Views: 41,398

Keywords: cooking show, greek food, greek recipes, Dimitra Khan, euro bakery and cafe, easy recipes

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Length: 5min 14sec (314 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 17 2019