Looking to recreate your favorite braised lamb shanks that you find on the menu at fancy fine dining restaurants? I will walk you through the steps, with all the details that you need to know to make killer lamb shanks in the Instant Pot! Whether you’re making these lamb shanks for a special occasion, or you’re making this on a Sunday. This will be a meal that your whole family will love! This recipe is very similar to my Instant Pot short ribs recipe, tender meat, braised in red wine, a ton of flavor, and served over creamy mashed potatoes with an incredible sauce. I mean, you get the point! 😁
The Ingredients
For the marinade, you will need olive oil, tomato paste, paprika, Italian seasoning, coriander or cumin seeds, salt, and pepper. Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below. For the lamb shanks, you will need:
Lamb shanks – trimmed of excess fat, frenched or not. Onion, garlic, celery, and carrot – what will make your sauce taste fantastic! Mild chiles – optional. Dry red wine – choose an inexpensive good quality wine (more about this below) Cinnamon stick, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, and chicken broth. To thicken the gravy, you will need cornstarch mixed with water.
How to Make Instant Pot Lamb Shanks
First, you need to make the marinade.
How to Thicken the Gravy
Using a mesh strainer, strain the sauce into a bowl pressing to extract all sauces and flavors out of the veggies, then put it back in the pot. Press on SAUTE, when it starts simmering add the cornstarch slurry. Whisk until the gravy is rich, silky and glossy. Taste, and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve lamb shanks over mashed potatoes with plenty of sauce. Garnish with chopped fresh herbs.
What Kind of Wine to Use?
Choose an inexpensive but good quality dry red wine like chianti, cabaret sauvignon, merlot, or shiraz. Pinot wine isn’t suitable for this kind of cooking. Non-alcoholic sub: You can substitute the wine with more broth, but I recommend using beef broth instead to give you a richer taste and substitute for the wine. 99% of the alcohol will evaporate while cooking, so you won’t taste the alcohol.
How to Serve Instant Pot Lamb Shanks
My favorite way is to serve them over super creamy Instant Pot mashed potatoes, and plenty of gravy. You can also serve them over cauliflower mash, or with the veggies that they were cooked with. Make sure to save this recipe. This Instant Pot Lamb Shank recipe is the best! If you try it, don’t forget to rate and review the recipe. Enjoy! © Little Sunny Kitchen
