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Braised lamb shanks with sweet potato purée and sautéed baby spinach in red wine sauce
Photo: Louis Hansel

Braised lamb shanks with sweet potato purée and sautéed baby spinach in red wine sauce

20 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1331
Calories
48g
Protein
54g
Fat
161g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 19 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Leaf not in our table 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

  • 4 x 600g/1lb 5¼oz lamb shanks
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large carrot
  • 2 celery
  • 1 leek
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 heaped tbsp plain flour
  • 350ml/12¼fl oz red wine
  • 1 litre/1 pint 15¼fl oz lamb stock
  • 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled
  • 25-50ml/1-2fl oz double cream
  • 1-2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 500g/17½oz baby leaf spinach

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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