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Braised Lamb Shanks with Sour Cream and Capers
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Braised Lamb Shanks with Sour Cream and Capers

9 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

547
Calories
42g
Protein
36g
Fat
9g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 lamb shanks, each cracked into 3 pieces
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2-cup wine
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig parsley
  • 1-sprig thyme
  • 1/2-cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons capers

Directions

1

Brown shanks well in oil.

2

Pour off drippings and add remaining ingredients.

3

Cover and simmer about 1-1/2 hours, turning shanks once or twice, until tender.

4

Lift shanks to a deep platter.

5

Skim fat from broth; mix in sour cream and capers.

6

Spoon a little sauce over shanks and pass the rest.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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