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Title: Osso Buco Of Lamb Shanks With Zucchini And Avgolemono
Yield: 1

Ingredients

      4    lamb shanks; (about 4 pounds
      1    ; total), cut
      1    ; crosswise into 1
      1    ; 1/2-inch -thick
      1    ; pieces by butcher
  1 3/4 c  chicken broth
    1/4 c  water
      3    zucchini; (about 1 1/2
           -pounds
      1    ; total), cut into
      1    ; 1/4-inch-thick
      1    ; slices
      1 lg egg
    1/3 c  fresh lemon juice
      1 tb olive oil
      1 tb minced fresh dill
 
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      1    cooked orzo; (rice-shaped
           -pasta)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275F.

In a heavy casserole large enough to hold lamb shanks in one layer without
crowding arrange shanks and season with salt and pepper. Roast shanks in
middle of oven, covered tightly, 3 hours, or until tender. (Meat will give
off
juices as it cooks.) Pour off pan juices, reserving about 1 cup, and skim
fat.
Keep shanks warm, covered.

In a small saucepan combine broth, reserved pan juices, water, and
one-third
zucchini and simmer 5 minutes, or until zucchini is tender but still bright
green. In a blender puree broth mixture until smooth.

In a bowl whisk together egg and lemon juice and whisk in pureed; broth
mixture. Return mixture to pan and heat over moderate heat, stirring
constantly, until 170F. on a candy thermometer and thickened slightly (do
not
boil). Season avgolemono with salt and pepper and keep warm.

In a large non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot
but
not smoking and saute remaining zucchini until crisp-tender, about 5
minutes.
Stir in dill and salt and pepper to taste.

Arrange shanks on a deep platter and scatter with zucchini. Drizzle shanks
with some avgolemono and serve remaining sauce separately. Serve shanks
with
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Serves 4 to 6.

Gourmet February 1996

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 355 Calories (kcal); 21g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat);
21g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 1411mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 3 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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