Glazed Lamb Shanks with Anise and Mornes Spices, a recipe from Jean-Charles Brédas on Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 1 kg lamb shanks
• - 30 ml / 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• - 1 knob of butter
• - salt and pepper
• - 1 lemon
• - 10 g garlic
• - 5 "piments végétariens" (mild chili pepper)
• - 5 g five-spice mix
• - 35 ml anisette
• - 3 cloves
• - 1 bay rum leaf
• - 40 g shallot
• - 3 star anise
• - 250 ml / 1 cup lamb jus
• - 150 ml / 3/5 cup red wine
• - 50 ml / 1/5 wine vinegar
• - 20 g butter
• - 1 tsp. peppercorns