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Carnero en adobe - tangy braised lamb shanks

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Categories: Braised, Lamb & Mutton, Mexican, North American, South American Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
2 Ancho chilies
1 cupBoiling water
2 tbspVegetable oil
4 Lamb shanks
2 medWhite onions, halved
1/3 cupRaisins
2 tbspPiloncillo, Mexican hard
-sauce
4 cupGarlic, minced
2/5 tspOregano
1/2 tspCumin
28 ozTomato, whole peeled
3/4 cupBeef stock
4 Bay leaf
1 tbspCider vinegar
Romaine lettuce, shredded
Black olives, pitted
Procedures:
1Place chilies in small bowl with boiling water, let stand 1 hour Heat lard or oil in dutch oven over med. heat until hot.
2Add 2 lamb shanks.
3Cook turning often, until brown on all sides about 20 minutes.
4Remove to plate.
5Repeat.
6Place chilies and 1/3 cup of the soaking liquid in a blender and process until smooth.
7Discard remaining soaking liquid.
8Remove and discard all but 2 tbs oil from dutch oven.
9Add onions and saute" over medium heat about 4 mins.
10Or until soft.
11Reduce heat to med-low and stir in raisins, sugar, garlic, oregano and cumin.
12Add chili puree and cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
13Add tomatoes, stock and bay leaves to pan.
14Heat to boiling.
15Add lamb shanks and simmer over low heat, covered, turning occasionally until lamb is very, very tender--about 2 to 2/12 hours/ Remove lamb to serving platter and keep warm.
16Skim and discard fat from cooking sauce.
17Stir in vinegar.
18Heat sauce to boiling over med.-high heat and cook uncovered, stirring frequently until sauce is thickened--about 10 minutes.
19Spoon sauce over lamb.
20Serve, garnished with lettuce and olives (maybe even some quartered tomatoes).
21Accompany with refried beans garnished as desired with shredded cheese and diced white onions.
22I recommend with shanks that you clean them as well as possible of as much fat as possible plus that white membrane.
23Don"t remove all the membrane, however, as something has to hold them together