freecounterpoint: Let's switch to the Paleo diet

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Let's switch to the Paleo diet

3 comments:

Tecumseh said...: How about this recipe--good enough for our inner Neanderthal?

6 lamb shanks
1 750 ml bottle of quality red wine
2 c low sodium chicken broth
2 c low sodium beef broth
2 medium onions, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
10 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
3 large carrots, cut into thick rounds
a few sprigs of each fresh or dried: rosemary, thyme, marjoram or sage
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
extras: minced fresh parsley, lemon zest

Heat oil in a heavy large pot over a medium high heat. Salt and pepper shanks and brown on all sides for about 10 minutes. Remove and rest on platter.

Add onions, celery, carrot and garlic and saute until golden, about 10 minutes. Add herbs, wine and broth and then the shanks, making sure they are covered in the liquid as much as possible. Bring up to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer for about two hours or until meat is tender.

Remove cover from pot and continue simmering for an additional 20 minutes. Carefully remove the meat and put into a warm oven while the sauce simmers for an additional 20-30 minutes, cooking until sauce is thickened. Remove shanks from oven and put into a large shallow bowl. Spoon the sauce over the meat and garnish with fresh parsley and lemon zest.

Serve the shanks with pureed parsnips and potatoes with loads of butter and steamed Brussels sprouts.

And let Herr Rott bring the Barolo.; 7/24/2011 6:35 PM
Arelcao Akleos said...: This sounds so good I'm going to cook it at home. If it fails, well, you will have the wrath of my rather paleolithically minded wife to contend with.; 7/24/2011 11:57 PM
Tecumseh said...: Sounds good, indeed. But you need to wait till it gets colder outside--this food is meant to warm up the caveman in the dead of winter!; 7/25/2011 6:46 AM

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