Ingredients

  • 6 lamb shanks
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 600 g pumpkin, peeled and chopped into chunks
  • 1/2 cup plain flour
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper
  • 4 potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Method

  • Coat shanks in flour.
  • Heat oil in pressure cooker and brown shanks, set aside.
  • Add onion, cook till soft.
  • Add back lamb, chicken stock, red wine, tomatoes, dates, cinnamon stick and bring to the boil.
  • Add pumpkin.
  • Cook on low for 45 minutes.
  • Cook potatoes and mash.
  • Serve on a bed of mashed potatoes, sprinkled with parsley.