About three years ago, before BB was even a person, Husband, Sausage and I went to Strada for dinner after a shopping trip. Strada is a chain of restaurants which serves modern Italian cuisine and on this particular trip, I had something called Agnello Brasato, which was basically a lamb shank which had been slow cooked in a tomato and red wine sauce and served with creamy mash and broccoli. For ages, I’ve been craving the meal again, so I decided to try to recreate it myself, with lovely results (although, as usual, my food presentation and photography leaves a lot to be desired!).

Here’s how I made Slow Cooker Lamb Shank in Red Wine and Tomato Sauce (Agnello Brasato):

Slow Cooker Lamb Shank in Red Wine and Tomato Sauce (Agnello Brasato) Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 6 hours Total time 6 hours 10 mins Slow cooked lamb shank, stewed slowly in tomatoes, red wine and herbs. Author: Jayne Crammond Recipe type: Slow Cooker Cuisine: Italian Serves: 4 Ingredients 4 lamb shanks

4 (400g) tins chopped tomatoes

2 glass red wine

4 cloves garlic, crushed

4 medium onions, chopped

A pinch salt and pepper, for seasoning

pinch dried thyme

4 sprigs fresh rosemary

About 1 or 2 tablespoons olive oil, for frying

2 tablespoon tomato puree

150ml chicken stock Instructions Brown each of your lamb shanks before placing in your slow cooker (this step is optional) In a pan, add the onions and garlic and fry until translucent Add the red wine, rosemary, thyme and stock and bring to the boil Add the salt and pepper and allow to simmer for 2 minutes and then pour over the lamb shanks in the slow cooker Cook on low for 6 hours or until lamb is falling off of the bone Serve with mashed potatoes and greens of your choice (we went for broccoli, but asparagus would also work well) and a few spoonfuls of the tomato stew 3.5.3208

I can honestly say that this was just as nice (if not nicer!) than the one that I had a Strada all those years ago and definitely satisfied my cravings. The lamb came out so incredibly tender and the sauce was wonderfully rich and flavoursome. There was a load of sauce left in the pot after cooking and I froze it to use at a later date as a ragu to have with pasta. Let me know if you give this a go, I’d love to hear how yours turns out.