Slow Cooked Maple Syrup Lamb Shanks Thermomix

Maple syrup lamb shanks are one of my favourite winter dishes. There is nothing like the rich flavour of lamb with a side serve of silky mash potato to warm the belly during winter.

I have been making this dish for so long! It’s always been a family favourite.  The smell of the dish cooking and warming the house makes me happy. Initially, I used to make the recipe in the slow cooker but I’ve found that cooking it in the Thermomix Varoma is quicker and gives all the same slow cooked, melt in the mouth magic as more traditional cooking methods.

When you get the shanks out of the Varoma you may be concerned that they don’t have that gorgeous glazed look.  Don’t worry, once the sauce goes over the top you would never guess they weren’t oven-cooked.

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Thermomix Slow Cooked Maple Syrup Lamb Shanks

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

2 hrs 30 mins

Total Time

2 hrs 5 mins

 

These classic slow cooked lamb shanks are a perfect winter warming recipe.  

Course: Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: Australian

Keyword: Lamb, lamb shanks, Main Meal, Slow Cooked, Thermomix, Winter food, Winter Meals

Servings: 5 people

Calories: 284 kcal

Author: Julie Carlyle

Ingredients

• 1400 gm lamb shanks 4-5 shanks
• 220 gm onion quartered
• 10 gm garlic
• 250 gm beef stock campbells real stock
• 250 gm red wine
• 130 gm maple syrup
• 4 star anise
• 1 shallot sliced finely to garnish
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 600 gm water added to replenish cooking liquid

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

1. Place the onion & garlic in TM bowl. Chop 5sec/Speed 9.

2. Scrape down the bowl.

3. Add stock, red wine, maple syrup, salt and star anise to the onion. 

4. Place the lid on the TM bowl(MC OUT) and stack the deep Varoma dish on top of the lid.

5. Arrange the lamb shanks in the Varoma dish and cover with the lid.

6. Cook 60 min/Varoma/Speed 2.

7. Add 600gm water to the TM bowl. Repeat the cooking. 90 min/Varoma/Speed 2.

8. Remove the lamb from the TM and place into a serving dish.

9. Blend the sauce 1min – Start at speed 5 then gradually increase to speed 9.

10. Pour the sauce over the lamb shanks and serve with vegetables.

Recipe Notes

TIP:

Lamb shanks can be pan-fried quickly prior to adding to the Varoma if you would like the outside meat to have a darker appearance. This is purely aesthetics and won’t impact the flavour. 

Nutrition Facts

Thermomix Slow Cooked Maple Syrup Lamb Shanks

Amount Per Serving

Calories 284 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 79mg26%

Sodium 319mg13%

Potassium 587mg17%

Carbohydrates 25g8%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 18g20%

Protein 26g52%

Vitamin A 5IU0%

Vitamin C 4mg5%

Calcium 71mg7%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

During winter I always enjoy warming, cosy comfort foods. These are usually covered in a silky mashed potato and a rich gravy.  Another favourite winter recipe is Swedish meatballs. The rich gravy has such a lovely homely flavour, so they also tick my comfort food box.

My favourite comfort foods tend to be quite meaty? I also love a Guinness Pie or a melt in the mouth piece of Corn Beef which has been cooked in the Varoma and served with a mustard sauce.

Even the smell of these comfort foods cooking is warming and nourishing on a cold day. I usually serve the lamb shanks with mashed potato and green beans but today I feel like changing things up, and I’ve decided to prepare a homemade coleslaw.

So what are your favourite winter warming recipes? Do you have any vegetarian comfort foods to share?

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Thank you for visiting xx

Happy Cooking

j xx