Recipe - Yakn’t – Lebanese Lamb Shank and Potato Casserole

This is a Nouha Taouk recipe taken from her recipe book Whispers From a Lebanese Kitchen

On this occasion I did chicken instead of lamb.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

·         Vegetable oil for cooking

·         4 lamb shanks or kilo of chicken casserole pieces

·         40 g butter

·         2 onions, chopped

·         ½ garlic bulb, cloves separated and peeled

·         1 tsp baharat spice mix

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         6 potatoes, washed, peeled and diced

·         125g tomato paste

Method

1.       Heat a large saucepan over high heat, add a little oil and sear the lamb shanks (or chicken) until brown. Remove from the pan.

2.       Reduce the heat to low, melt the butter and cook the onion until soft.

3.       Add the garlic, baharat and salt and mix well.

4.       Pour 3 litres of water into the pan and bring to the boil

5.       Simmer, covered, for 1 hour or until the lamb is tender

6.       Add the potato and tomato paste and cook for a further 30 minutes

7.       Season to taste

8.       This is ideal served with boiled rice with egg noodles.