Braised shanks with barley broth Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 4 New Zealand Lamb shanks
• 50ml olive oil
• 1 large red onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 head of fennel, trim the ends off, cut in half lengthways, then slice
• 1 Tbsp fennel seeds, toasted
• 50g pinenuts, toasted
• 8 medium flat mushrooms, sliced
• 125g barley
• 2 bay leaves
• 800ml meat stock
• 80ml soy sauce (or 1 teaspoon salt)
• 200g pasta (I used one called Troffi)
• A handful of fresh parsley