Braised Lamb Shanks With Dried Cherry Sauce – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. EVOO & vegetable oil
• 4 lamb shanks (about 1 lb. each) = 4 lbs. lamb shanks
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 14 garlic cloves, peeled (yes, it is 14)
• 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 3 cups beef stock (see below) or tinned low salt/no salt broth
• 3 cups chicken stock (see below) or tinned low salt/no salt broth
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 8 large fresh thyme sprigs or 1 Tbsp. dried thyme
• 6 fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley sprigs
• 6 whole black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp. salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste