Mediterranean-Style Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks
3 hours 30 min
A succulent, tender and totally moreish lamb dish. Lamb shanks are rubbed with gyros seasoning, then slowly cooked in a baba ganoush seasoned beef stock. It is then served with a yoghurt-garlic sauce. Enjoy with mashed potatoes, if desired.
Katch22
6 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 4 lamb shanks
- 1 tablespoon gyros seasoning
- 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 115g aubergine and garlic spread, such as baba ganoush
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 tablespoon capers
- 500ml beef stock
- Garlic Sauce
- 100g natural yoghurt
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 spring onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:3hr ›
Ready in:3hr30min
- Rub lamb shanks with gyros seasoning, steak seasoning and olive oil. Place in the pot of the slow cooker.
- In a large jug, combine the aubergine spread, onion, capers and beef stock. Mix well and pour over the lamb.
- Cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
- To make the garlic sauce: mix together the yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice, spring onion, dill and salt and pepper in a small bowl. Cover and chill until needed.
- Serve shanks on top of mashed potato, spoon some of the sauce on top then drizzle with yoghurt-garlic sauce.
Ingredients
Gyros seasoning can be found in Mediterranean speciality shops or online.
