Braised Lamb Shanks

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks
1 cup chopped shallots
4 garlic cloves
1 can beef broth
1 cup red wine
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon black pepper
4 bay leaves

Instructions

Combine flour and pepper in zip lock bag. Add lamb shanks and dredge with flour. Chop shallots and garlic.
Heat oil in large frying pan. Sear shanks until golden brown on all sides. Place shanks in Dutch oven. Add shallots to frying pan and cook, stirring, until soft. Add garlic. Cook one minute more. Add red wine and bay leaves to frying pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is slightly syrupy, approximately five minutes. Pour onion mixture over the shanks in Dutch oven. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Pour beef broth into pot with shanks. Cover and cook at 375 for 2-3 hours or until meat is fall off the bone tender.