Southern style lamb shanks

Lamb shanks with mash goes well on a winters night.

Ingredients

4 large	Lamb shanks (Main)
1 Ltr	Red wine
2 medium	Onions, finely chopped
2 medium	Carrots, finely chopped
1 medium	Celery stalk, finely chopped
1 tsp	Salt & freshly ground pepper
4 cloves	Garlic, finely chopped
1 Tbsp	Fresh thyme
1 Tbsp	Fresh mint, chopped
1 can	Diced tomato
2 Tbsp	Red lentils
1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
1 tsp	Smoked paprika
1 tsp	Nutmeg
1 Tbsp	Chopped fresh coriander
1 drizzle	Extra virgin olive oil
1 Ltr	Beef stock

Kumara/ potato mash

1 large	Kumara, peeled
4 large	Potatoes, peeled
1 pinch	Salt & freshly ground pepper
2 Tbsp	Butter
1 Tbsp	Cream
1 dessert spoon	Chopped parsley

Directions

1. pre-heat oven to 200" place a thick bottomed pan on to heat add the olive oil, followed by the lamb shanks & seal, brown until golden, remove from the pan & place in roasting dish, add the garlic & chopped vegetables & cook until golden, add the beef stock, red wine & bring to the boil, add remainder of the ingredients, coriander,nutmeg, smoked paprika, red lentils, diced tomato, chopped mint,thyme & pour over the lamb shanks, cover with foil & place in the pre heated oven & allow to cook for 2hours, after cooking time has been reached remove from the oven.
2. place the kumara & potato into a pot cover with water & boil until soft, strain & dry add the remainder of ingredients & mash. to serve place a portion of kumara/potato mash on a plate & arrange lamb shank top with a spoon full of the lentil tomato sauce garnish with a coriander leaves & chopped mint