Braised Lamb

From Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course on Amazon, episode 2.

Also delicious to just roast the carrots for a few hours!

• lamb shanks
• red and green chilies, sliced
• garlic, crushed and chopped
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• dash oregano
• cumin seeds
• salt & pepper

• cinnamon stick, broken and lightly crushed
• carrots, sliced at an angle
• onions, thickly sliced
• bay leaves
• red wine
• stock
• mint

1. Combine ingredients through olive oil, rub together, and marinate 30 min to overnight 
2. In dutch oven on stove, cook brown until deep color change on all sides
3. Mix in rest of marinade with lamb
4. Add vegetables and bay leaves to pot and lift lamb to sit on top
5. Deglaze pan with wine and bring to boil until reduced by half
6. After adding stock, return to boil then cook in oven uncovered for 3 hours at 315 degrees
7. Roll lamb in sauce, plate, then spoon remaining sauce on top
8. Top with picked fresh mint and serve with vegetables

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