Mom’s Persian lamb shanks

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 4 lamb shanks, medium
• 4 onions
• olive oil
• 1/2 Tsp safron
• salt
• pepper
• 1 Tbsp paprika
• 1 Tbsp turmeric
• 1/2 Tbsp chilli powder
• 2 rutabaga
• 1 garlic head

Instructions

1. Grind saffron in a mortar and pestle and sprinkle over 2-3 ice cubes. Let it melt to infuse
2. Put olive olive in the frying pan with onions
3. Pour the saffron water over the lamb shanks one spoon at a time then nestle the lamb in the pan (do not sear). Add all excess liquid into the pan
4. Add water until the shanks are half covered, then add remaining spices, rutabaga chunks, and a halved head of garlic. Salt and pepper to taste.
5. Let simmer on low heat for 3-4 hours covered, flipping the lamb half way.