Lamb Shanks in Red Wine with Creamy Eggplant · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 lamb shanks ((about 4-1/4 pounds))
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 3 stalks celery (minced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 5 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 cups red wine
• 1 eggplant ((1 pound))
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup grated Gruyère
• freshly grated nutmeg