Braised Lamb Shanks with Cheesy Polenta | PrimalGourmet

Ingredients

• 4 lamb shanks
• Kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 2 carrots (diced)
• 2 celery ribs (diced)
• 1 yellow onion (diced)
• 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup red wine (optional)
• 14 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 16 ounces beef bone broth (substitute beef broth)
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon grass-fed butter
• 5 cups water
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup medium-ground cornmeal
• ¼ cup grass-fed butter
• 7 ounces Kerrygold Dubliner cheese (coarsely grated)