Moussaka-lamb Shanks Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lamb shanks
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups chopped onions
• 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 1 (33 ounce) can italian-style tomatoes with basil
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon .black pepper
• 1 (1 lb) eggplant, 1/4 inch slices
• 4 potatoes, peeled and in 1/4 inch slices (about 1 3/4 lbs.)

Recipe

• 1 for quicker cooking, less shrinkage and easier serving, crack bone in lamb shanks. hit shank bone once with a heavy mallet. take care only to crack, not splinter the bone.( it is not essential to do this, but it means more meat for your money.).
• 2 in deep casserole, in olive oil brown lamb shanks. 2 or 3 at a time. remove. set aside. add onion and garlic. sauté until brown. pour off surplus oil.
• 3 stir in undrained tomatoes, parsley, oregano,salt and pepper.heat 5 minutes. remove from casserole.
• 4 place half eggplant and potato slices in bottom of casserole. add lamb shanks and tomato mixture. top with remaining eggplant and tomato slices.
• 5 cover and bake at 375°f for 45 minutes. remove cover. bake 15 minutes longer or until meat and vegetables are tender.