ULTIMATE HACK SLOW-COOKED LAMB PAPPARDELLE This is such a simple, restaurant-quality dish made using my ultimate hack, supermarket slow cooked lamb shanks to save hours. You simply simmer in a gorgeous red wine sauce until they are falling off the bone. One pot, max flavour. Perfect for making for friends and family You will need to serve 3-4 2 pre slow cooked lamb shanks 1 large carrot 1 white onion 2 sticks celery 1 sprig of rosemary 4 anchovies (non-negotiable, you won’t taste them!) 1/2 bottle of red wine 1 lamb stock cube Pasta of choice Parmesan 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1. Roughly chop your onion, carrots and celery into large chunks. Heat a large saucepan with a lid with 1 tbsp olive oil. Sweat down the vegetables with a sprig of rosemary and salt for around 5 minutes or until you start to see a lovely caramelisation on the bottom of the pan. Add in the anchovies, they will melt into the sauce. 2. Deglaze the pan with 1/2 bottle of red wine. Add in the lamb shanks and top the pan up with water until the shanks are covered, add in the stock cube and bring to a simmer, then place a lid on and turn the heat down low to a gentle simmer. 3. After around 30 minutes, remove the lamb shanks carefully, they should be falling off the bone. Turn the heat up, add 1 tbsp balsamic and start to reduce your sauce by 2/3rds on a boil. It should take 20-25 minutes to reduce and have the texure of a lovely jus where you can scrape the pan and the liquid comes back slowly. 4. Shred your lamb shanks, removing excess fat and the bits you don’t want to eat. Put the pasta onto boil in salted water until al dente. Keep some pasta water. 5. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon to keep all the sauce and add in the pulled lamb and mix. It should be lucious. Grate in 15g parmesan, and if looking dry, add a tiny splash of pasta water. Drain and stir through the pasta until the sauce looks silky and glossy, tossing through more pasta water if needed. Serve with an extra grating of parmesan. #christmasrecipes #pasta #dinnerparty - @emthenutritionist