Red wine lamb shanks

Ingredients

6 medium	Lamb shanks, trimmed (Main)
1 large	Onion, finely chopped
2 packets	Oxtail soup mix, 39g each
1 cup	Red wine (Main)
1 cup	Water
1 tsp	Thyme leaves
2 Tbsp	Tomato paste
1 can	Diced tomato, 400g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 160C.
2. Place the lamb shanks and onion in a large, heavy casserole. Combine the soup mix, wine, water, thyme and tomato paste in a bowl. Stir in the tomatoes and juice. Pour over the lamb shanks and onion.
3. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 ½ hours, stirring once after about 1 hour.
4. Excellent served with baked potatoes.