Lamb Shanks With Chickpeas And Olives

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 red onions
• 2 anchovies
• 1 1/2 cups chickpeas, cooked
• 5 lamb shanks (each cut into 3-4 pieces)
• 800 g chopped canned tomatoes
• 2 rosemary sprigs
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• 15 green olives, pitted
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 finely slice the red onions and crush the garlic. mince up the anchovies.
• 2 combine with the chickpeas, lamb shanks, tin tomatoes, chili and rosemary in a slow-cooker or casserole dish.
• 3 season with salt and pepper. cook in the slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours, or in the oven at 180c for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. you might need to add stock or water if cooking in the oven.
• 4 five minutes before serving stir through the pitted green olives coarsely chopped, and just before serving finish with stirring in the lemon zest and chopped parsley.