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Lamb shanks with olives & preserved lemon
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb shanks with olives & preserved lemon

12 ingredients 30 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Lamb shanks with olives & preserved lemon

Impress your dinner guests with this aromatic lamb dish, with Moorish flavours

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

755
Calories
58g
Protein
51g
Fat
16g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Saffron not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 100ml olive oil
  • 25g butter
  • 8 small lamb shanks
  • 2 large onions , coarsely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • good pinch saffron
  • 800ml lamb stock, chicken stock or water
  • 2 small or 1 large preserved lemon
  • 200g green olives , drained and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp (approx) flat-leaf parsley and coriander

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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