topic Re: Lamb Shanks in Kitchen

Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:05:45 GMT

Publix is offering cooked Lamb Shanks with rosemary and mint! Ruprecht is the brand.

Have you had Lamb cooked like this?

What are your thoughts?

It sounds ideal for 1 but I've only had leg o lamb with garlic and Osso Bucco shanks.

Love both other flavors!

Re: Lamb Shanks

sunshine45 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:18:35 GMT

i LOVE lamb shanks.

they are easy to make, especially if you cook them low and slow.

if there is a butcher, i ask him to cut them in half because they fit better in a dutch oven or a slow cooker. sear them first with spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, tumeric, saffron), add fresh onions/garlic, then cover with water and slow cook them. you can add a spoonful of better than bouillon beef if you like. the broth they make is so good. i generally serve them with white basmati rice OR dilled rice with lima or fava beans.

i dont care for mint jelly with my lamb, but you could serve it if you like.

Re: Lamb Shanks

Kachina624 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:56:07 GMT

All the lamb 8ve had in the last 15 years, has no lamb flavor. It tastes like veal.

I talked to an Eastern NM sheep rancher and she told me rancher are raising a new variety of sheep that can be used for either their meat or fleece. They are the ones that have no flavor.

I wonder if you can still buy New Zealand lamb? I haven't looked for any. It was always so good.

Re: Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:05:11 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
i LOVE lamb shanks.

they are easy to make, especially if you cook them low and slow.
if there is a butcher, i ask him to cut them in half because they fit better in a dutch oven or a slow cooker. sear them first with spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, tumeric, saffron), add fresh onions/garlic, then cover with water and slow cook them. you can add a spoonful of better than bouillon beef if you like. the broth they make is so good. i generally serve them with white basmati rice OR dilled rice with lima or fava beans.

i dont care for mint jelly with my lamb, but you could serve it if you like.

I've made Osso Bucco and I loved it. Not familiar with rosemary & mint! I agree that it makes the best sauce/gravy in the world!

Re: Lamb Shanks

Queen of shop — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:38:16 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
All the lamb 8ve had in the last 15 years, has no lamb flavor. It tastes like veal.

I talked to an Eastern NM sheep rancher and she told me rancher are raising a new variety of sheep that can be used for either their meat or fleece. They are the ones that have no flavor.

I wonder if you can still buy New Zealand lamb? I haven't looked for any. It was always so good.

@Kachina624 I love New Zealand lamb too. Our grocery stores have them for sale around Easter time. All cryovaced and a deep red color.

I'm pretty sure that New Zealand is going into winter season as the US is going into spring and that's when the lambs are harvested. I love it with fresh garlic and rosemary, salt , pepper and olive oil. YUM

Re: Lamb Shanks

Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:02:27 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
All the lamb 8ve had in the last 15 years, has no lamb flavor. It tastes like veal.

I talked to an Eastern NM sheep rancher and she told me rancher are raising a new variety of sheep that can be used for either their meat or fleece. They are the ones that have no flavor.

I wonder if you can still buy New Zealand lamb? I haven't looked for any. It was always so good.

@Kachina624 I get New Zealand lamb chops at BJ's and they're delicious! They don't have them every week, but they've got them more often than not.

Re: Lamb Shanks

wagirl — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:43:29 GMT

Not sure I've had lamb shanks---but can cook those tiny little chops to prefection---and they taste like lamb and I get them from AMZ Fresh. In fact they are on my xmas day dinner menu. I use my ninja outdoor grill too. I've had leg of lamb before---

Re: Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:05:40 GMT

Publix always carries New Zealand lamb! Chops, shoulder chops and leg of lamb.

Re: Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:07:48 GMT

Would the lamb be rubbed with rosemary or simmered in rosemary?

I've never used that spice with lamb.

Leg of lamb has garlic slivers in slits in the meat.

Re: Lamb Shanks

SoCal Bred — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:01:41 GMT

Funny story, when my hubby's younger brother married years ago, his wife would cook on occasion lamb shanks for Sunday's dinner, after several years of this my brother-in-law casually mentioned to her that he really didn't care all that much for lamb but ate it to appease her, she in turned started laughing and said she didn't care for lamb either but cooked it because she thought he liked lamb. Maybe it was the way it was prepared, who knows, end of story, LOL.

I myself have never eaten lamb that I am aware of.

Re: Lamb Shanks

Queen of shop — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:32:50 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
Would the lamb be rubbed with rosemary or simmered in rosemary?

I've never used that spice with lamb.

Leg of lamb has garlic slivers in slits in the meat.

@Zhills I'll see if I can help. It depends what cut of lamb you are using. If it's leg of lamb....Cut some slices into the meat with a knife. The slices should be no bigger than to fit a half garlic clove. Them pinch the top off a rosemary sprig and place it in the same hole as the garlic. Then bake your leg of lamb. Remove garlic and rosemary before carving. * Some people leave it in when carving. Totally up to you.

If you are using smaller cuts of lamb, like loin or shoulder....I toss the chops in olive oil, salt, pepper and chopped up rosemary them bake.

Or.....you can put the chops coated with olive oil, salt and pepper in a baking dish and lay some rosemary sprigs along side the chops just to perfume them. Some people don't like to eat rosemary.

Sidenote.....Always have your rosemary brushed with olive oil. It keeps it from burning and drying out.

Any questions? Just ask me. Good luck.

Re: Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:04:41 GMT

@Queen of shop Thank you! Sounds like it is worth ordering!

It's expensive but it is once! I've never had a lot of lamb but all I've had was delicious!

This is precooked! Just need to warm it!

Re: Lamb Shanks

Queen of shop — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:10:38 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
@Queen of shop Thank you! Sounds like it is worth ordering!

It's expensive but it is once! I've never had a lot of lamb but all I've had was delicious!

This is precooked! Just need to warm it!

@Zhills I really hope that you enjoy your lamb. One or my favorite meals. Enjoy!

Re: Lamb Shanks

foxywoods — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:28:34 GMT

ALDI coming week has Frenched Rack of Lamb $9.99 lb, not sure if deliveries are on Sunday or Wednesday. not pre-cooked though

Re: Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:18:54 GMT

Got my lamb shanks. Copied this from a video I found for them.

Decided to have them for Christmas Dinner! Now do I add Sweet Potatoes or Stuffing?

Re: Lamb Shanks

LavernLuvsShoes — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:45:47 GMT

@Zhills - I vote for: Sweet Potatoes

Re: Lamb Shanks

sunshine45 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:04:05 GMT

lamb shanks need basmati rice or couscous!

no stuffing/dressing or potatoes.

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Carmie — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:18:57 GMT

We love lamb and eat it often...chops and leg. Yummm. I mostly cook it with garlic, but I love rosemary and would like it that way. My husband hates rosemary, so I couldn't make it that way for him.. I have eaten it with mint jelly, but don't serve it way at home.

Every year when we go to Cape May, NJ, my husband orders lamb shanks from George's Place Greek resturant. Sometime we go there twice in one week and he always orders the lamb.

Re: Lamb Shanks

Zhills — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:56:00 GMT

Fixed the Lamb Shanks last evening and really enjoyed them! Rosemary and Mint is not my favorite.... just garlic with lamb is!

Lots of meat on the shank. Easily 3 meals. Didn't use the extra Rosemary/Mint sauce! Baked a sweet potato.

Will purchase again.....or maybe try making it myself!