My favourite dishes are those where a great tasting healthy food and beauty come together. In this recipe, it happens due to a collagen. The easy way to check if a meat cut is high in collagen is to see if its stock solidifies when refrigerated.

In this super-easy recipe below, it is important to use a wide pot, so all the meat can be cooked in one layer.

Country Style Lamb Shanks

Ingredients :
4 lamb shanks
Salt and pepper
Dry garlic powder
2 cups vegetable stock
1 onion, diced
4 potatoes
2 carrots
150g/5oz mini tomatoes
1 red capsicum
200g/7oz lentil pasta
Parsley or/and Shallots and/or Dill
* a large pot with lid 30cm/12in wide – important to fit all lamb shanks in one layer.

Method:
1. Season the lamb shanks with salt, pepper and garlic. Put the pot on high heat with little oil and fry lamb shanks for 1 minutes  on each side.
2. Add onion and water to almost cover the meat, add salt and pepper to your taste and let it simmer on the very low heat for two hours, covered with the lid and folded towel.
3. No need to mix at any of the following steps. Peel potatoes and cut in halves. Add to the pot along with the vegetable stock.
4. Cut the carrots into thick disks and add to the pot. Cut the capsicum into chunky pieces and also add to the pot.

5. When the potatoes are cooked, add the whole mini tomatoes and pasta on top. If the pasta is not submerged in the stock add more stock or water. Check the seasoning. Cover and cook for 8-10 mins until the pasta is ready. Add the herbs just before switching off the heat.

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