Lamb Shank Coconut Curry

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    16hrs 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1622
based on 1 ratings

Before lamb shanks were trendy, they were delicious... now that they're on trend, it can be hard to know which recipe to choose! This recipe allows the lamb to soak up the flavors of a beautiful homemade marinade overnight, before reaching melt-in-the-mouth tenderness in the slow cooker.

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/lamb-shank-coconut-curry

recipe updated Dec 21, 2021

Ingredients

  • Red onion icon
    Red onion
    2
  • Red lentils icon
    Red lentils
    300 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    2
  • White cabbage icon
    White cabbage
    100 g
  • Lime icon
    Lime
    3
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    6
  • Ground turmeric icon
    Ground turmeric
    2 tablespoons
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes
    2 tablespoons
  • Lamb shank icon
    Lamb shank
    6
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    10
  • Ginger icon
    Ginger
    1
  • Shrimp paste icon
    Shrimp paste
    3 tablespoons
  • Fresh chili icon
    Fresh chili
    2
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    50 g
  • Ground turmeric icon
    Ground turmeric
    4 tablespoons
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    700 g
  • Coconut cream icon
    Coconut cream
    800 g
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    as needed
  • Cilantro icon
    Cilantro
    7 g
  • Red onion icon
    Red onion
    1

Tools

  • kCook icon Slow cooker
  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Slow cooker bowl
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl
  • kCook icon Large serving bowl
  • kCook icon Large resealable plastic bag

Step preview

  1. Dust each lamb shank with turmeric and salt and set aside
  2. Add garlic clove, red onion, ginger, shrimp paste, fresh chili, extra virgin olive oil and turmeric to the TM5 bowl
  3. Blend with MC in place - approx 20 sec, speed 8
  4. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  5. Blend with MC in place - approx 20 sec, speed 8
  6. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  7. Place the lamb shanks into a sealable bag with the curry paste and refrigerate overnight
  8. The day you plan on eating the dish, place the marinated lamb shanks with all of the curry paste into the slow cooker
  9. Turn it onto the lowest setting
  10. Add all of the curry sauce ingredients to the slow cooker turning the lamb shanks so that they are well covered by everything
  11. Cook until tender, but not falling off the bone - 1 hr 30 min, low heat
  12. Serve with all accompaniments with or without rice or noodles
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