Spiced lamb shanks from Winter Food by Jill Norman

Ingredients

• 4 lamb shanks, trimmed of excess fat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 400 g chopped tinned tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• about 250 ml chicken stock or water