Fall-off-the bone Lamb Shank Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1kg lamb shanks (or 4 small lamb shanks)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 carrots (peeled and sliced)
• 1 onion (peeled and thickly sliced)
• 2 bay leaves
• 500ml red wine
• 500ml chicken stock
• 1 Parsley or mint (handful for garnish)
• 2 green chillies (deseeded and sliced (adjust for heat))
• 2 red chillies (deseeded and sliced (adjust for heat))
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp cumin seed
• 1 cinnamon stick (snapped in half)
• 3 garlic cloves (peeled, roughly chopped and crushed)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper