Lamb Shank Shepard’s Pie – He Wines She Dines

Ingredients

• 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• 6 lamb shanks
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3/4 tsp ground cloves
• 2 cinnamon quills
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tbs fresh thyme
• 1 cup (250ml) white wine
• 3 cups (750ml) tomato passata
• 1.6kg sebago potatoes, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces
• 1/2 cup (125ml) pure (thin) cream
• 30g unsalted butter
• 140g cheddar, coarsely grated
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/4 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked, finely chopped
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon