Artichoke And Lamb Shanks Crock Pot Dinner

Total Time: 7 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 lbs lamb shanks, bone cracked (usually 4)
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 (8 ounce) box frozen artichokes or 1 (12 ounce) can artichokes, drained
• 1 cup drained sliced black olives
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 1/2 quart, or larger, electric crock pot, combine onion, bell pepper, celery, artichoke hearts,and olives.
• 2 rinse shanks and pat dry.
• 3 sprinkle all over with pepper.
• 4 place shanks in pot on top of vegetables.
• 5 add tomatoes with juice, add vinegar.
• 6 cover pot and cook until lamb is very tender.
• 7 about 6-7 hours on low, less time on high.
• 8 remove shanks to a bowl and keep warm.
• 9 skim and discard fat from cooking liquid turn crock pot to high.
• 10 mix cornstarch with 1 1/2 tablespoons water and pour into crock pot.
• 11 stir often until sauce bubbles (about 10 minutes).
• 12 spoon sauce and vegetables over lamb.
• 13 garnish with parsley.