Photo: Louis Hansel
Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes
16 ingredients
20 min
Serves 4
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Meltingly tender and full of classic Asian flavours, these lamb shanks are perfect for freezing
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
721
Calories
33g
Protein
35g
Fat
72g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Star Anise | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | 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
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 4 lamb shanks , about 350g each
- 2 onions , halved and cut into half moons
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
- 3 garlic cloves , finely sliced
- 2 red chillies , both deseeded, one chopped and one thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp soft brown sugar , plus 1 tsp
- 3 star anise
- 2 lemongrass stalks, tough outer leaves removed, then bruised
- 1.2l lamb stock
- 1½ tbsp tomato purée
- 4 sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into big chunks
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- juice 2 limes
- big handful mint leaves, torn
- handful basil leaves
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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