Christmas 2018

Ingredients

  • 8 large lamb shanks
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • About 1 cup plus 2 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 cup lamb stock
  • 3 large onions, cut into 3/8-inch dice
  • 6 large carrots, cut into 3/8-inch dice
  • 3  leeks, cut into 3/8-inch dice and rinsed well
  • 8 large garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed
  • 2 bouquet garni (6 thyme sprigs, 6 parsley stems and 2 fresh bay leaves tied together into a bundle with butcher’s twine)
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 cup red wine
  • 2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
  • Finishing salt such as sel gris

Timeline

  • 12:30pm – Prep vegetables for ALL meals
  • 2:00pm – Cook first batch of veg, add to roasting pan
  • 2:30pm – Sear meat, add to roasting pan
  • 3:00pm – Pour out fat, Deglaze, Cook second batch of veg, add to roasting pan
  • 3:00pm – Preheat oven to 275°
  • 3:30pm – Cover roasting pan with foil, add to oven
  • 3:31pm – Prep cookie sheet with paleo candied carrots
  • 4pm – Leave House
  • 6:30pm – Get Home
  • 6:30pm – Remove lamb from oven, let rest for 30 min with top on
  • 6:31pm – Place candied carrots in 375 oven
  • 6:32pm – Add potatoes to stovetop pressure cooker
  • 7:00pm – Remove lamb from roasting pan, move to plate, cover with foil and in warming oven, make sauce
  • 7:00pm – Remove candied carrots from oven, add smashed potatoes to oven
  • 7:30pm – Dinner served

Published on February 17, 2020