- prep: 25 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 25 min
Summary
A long, gentle simmer slowly breaks down tougher cuts like lamb shank, leaving the meat flavorful, succulent, and tender.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 5 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 5 large tomatoes (about 4 1/2 pounds total), coarsely chopped, or 2 cans (28 ounces each) plus 1 can (15 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes
- 4 lamb shanks (about 4 pounds total)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1228 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 68 g 105%
- Saturated Fat: 28 g 137.86%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 327 mg 108.85%
- Sodium: 355 mg 14.81%
- Calcium: 358 mg 35.76%
- Potassium: 1652 mg 47.21%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 10 mg 57.74%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 56 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g 13.6%
- Sugar: 2 g
- Protein: 97 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 5 g
- Vitamin A 0.31%
- Vitamin C 87.83%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat9
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables11
- Exchange - Lean Meat12
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total12 oz-eq