Lamb Shanks in White Wine and White Beans

A very relaxing day being a cat, I had a proper lie in and then padded around the house stretching and settling. Listening to the bees buzz and birds sing.   I found some lamb shanks in the freezer and was thinking it wasn’t a season for casserole, but I found a few recipes where they could be cooked in white wine. This long slow cook resulted in melt in the mouth meat and beans dissolving into a roasted vegetablesauce that cried out to be mopped with some crusty bread.

Lamb Shanks in White Wine and White Beans

2 Lamb Shanks
200g of dried mixed white beans , butter beans , flagolet &  haricot beans
100g of fresh tomatoes roughly chopped
300ml of white wine
1 large onion finely sliced
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
Handful of fresh thyme and oregano
1 tbsp of olive oil

1. Soak the beans for at least 12 hours in water.
2. Season the lamb shanks with salt and pepper.
3. Heat the oven oil in a cast iron casserole dish.
4. Add the lamb shanks and brown on each side
5. Add the onions , garlic , beans, tomatoes , herbs and white wine
6. Bring to a simmer , cover and place in the oven at 160degC for at least 2 hours.