Dinnermedium165 minServes 4est. £2.71/servingVietnamese

Vietnamese Lamb Shanks with Sweet Potatoes

Name: Vietnamese Lamb Shanks with Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2tbsp groundnut oil; 4 lamb shanks; 220g onion; 2tbsp fresh ginger; 3 garlic; 15g red chilli; 1tbsp brown sugar; 3 star anise; 2 lemongrass stalks; 1000ml lamb stock; 1.5tbsp tomato purée; 4 sweet potatoes; 2tbsp fish sauce; 2 limes

Lamb shanks braised in a Vietnamese-spiced broth of ginger, garlic, chilli, star anise, and lemongrass with lamb stock and tomato purée, cooked for 2.5 hours in the oven until falling off the bone. Sweet potatoes are added for the last hour. Finished with fish sauce, lime juice, and fresh herbs. A slow, deeply flavourful dish.

4 servings

£2.71 / serving - est.

Costs are estimated average UK prices and may vary.

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groundnut oil

2 tbsp

20pest.

lamb shanks

£1.80est.

onion

220 g

10pest.

fresh ginger

2 tbsp

60pest.

garlic

50pest.

red chilli

15 g

£1.00est.

brown sugar

1 tbsp

12pest.

star anise

£2.00est.

lemongrass stalks

25pest.

lamb stock

1000 ml

12pest.

tomato purée

1.5 tbsp

20pest.

sweet potatoes

18pest.

fish sauce

2 tbsp

20pest.

limes

30pest.

fresh mint

to taste

£1.00est.

fresh basil

to taste

£1.00est.