Aunt Polly’s Lamb Shanks | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 4 medium lamb shanks, trimmed
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, peeled and cut into medium wedges
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
• 6 carrots, peeled and cut into thin sticks
• 6 stalks celery, trimmed and cut into thin sticks
• 4 cups hot chicken stock
• 2 cups red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large bunch fresh mint
• ¼ bunches parsley, chopped