Italian Lamb Shanks (zwt Ii)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup italian salad dressing
• 4 (12 ounce) lamb shanks
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon onion salt
• 1/3 cup shortening (see note)

Recipe

• 1 trim lamb shanks of any excess fat. place shanks in a sturdy plastic bag lrg enough to hold all 4 shanks & pour the italian salad dressing over them. refrigerate at least 5 hrs, occ rearranging the meat & marinade to get complete & equal coverage.
• 2 remove lamb & reserve the marinade.
• 3 mix 1/2 cup cheese, flour, parsley flakes, salt & onion salt. coat lamb w/the cheese mixture & reserve any that remains.
• 4 heat shortening in 12-inch skillet or dutch oven til melted. cook lamb in hot shortening (turning occ) till browned on all sides. drain all hot shortening from skillet (see note).
• 5 sprinkle any remaining cheese mixture over the lamb. add reserved marinade to the pan & enough water for a slow simmer.
• 6 bring the liquid to a boil, cover pan & reduce heat to simmer.
• 7 cook till tender (about 2 1/2 hrs), turning occ & adding water to pan as needed. serve w/additional grated parmesan cheese on the side.
• 8 note: while the recipe calls for the use of shortening, we all know it's rarely used now. feel free to sub your oil of choice.