Cooked as directed except I can't get fresh herbs so I just sprinkled dried parsley, thyme, and rosemary in it instead. Absolutely divine. Used a home brew porter for the beer. Will make again.
After simmering for the 3 hours I removed the meat from the shank and simmered for another hour (with the shank still in the pot). I used one large lamb shank instead of the 4 in the recipe and thought it was an adequate amount of meat although 2 would have made it perfect. My husband said it was "pub quality" so this recipe is a keeper.
Oh. My. Goodness. This was sooo good! I used one 1.5-pound shank and used only about 8 oz of stout and about half the amount of beef broth and I omitted the rosemary. Absolutely wonderful. I used some chocolate stout I had left over and the flavor was great. I served it with roasted Yukon Gold potatoes. This was my first time making lamb shank and I will definitely be making this again. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
I am very disappointed to say that I hated it. I followed the recipe exactly so I'm not sure what might have gone wrong if anything but it was really bad. My husband and I both stopped eating it and we threw out the leftovers. I've had lamb shank before and loved it. That was not this recipe.
Wow! This was the best meal I've had in ages. Thanks...
Made this with a home brew imperial stout. Increased the amounts of aromatics then used a stick blender after removing the meat to puree the liquid and veggies into a wonderful sauce.
I made this for my mother-in-law this past weekend because she loves lamb shanks... and Guiness. It was a tremendous hit! I served it with cheesy polenta also from this site and it was definitely an excellent combination. I DID however use my pressure cooker instead of the stovetop method but that was only because I was shorter on time than I planned to be. I'm not a huge fan of lamb but this was so tender and did not taste in any way gamey. It was very delicious and I recommend it for something different!
THIS IS A DELICIOUS MEAL AND HAS A VERY RICH TASTE. WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT CALL AND ASK WHEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE LAMB SHANKS AGAIN IN ORDER TO INVITE THEMSELVES TO DINNER!
Great our fav. winter meal. I use Beef shanks chix stock dried rosemary & thyme. I use a porter instead of a stout. All my variation are due to not having the specified ingredients in the pantry.