I've always wanted a casserole dish. Hang on, when I say casserole, I mean what some call a dutch oven, a camp oven or a cocotte.
As much as I wanted a lovely flame red Le Creuset, I just can't afford it, so Ikea came to the rescue with a nice blue one half the price. It's first day in our house it's busy braising some lamb shanks. I'm not as familiar with this slow cooking recipes as I've never had the equipment, so I started simply with this recipe from Anthony Worrall Thompson to get the quantities right. I know everyone goes on about how these cuts are cheaper, but I have to admit I was really surprised to get two nice sized shanks from Waitrose for £5. And boy have I fallen in love....
The basic recipe is here. I think next I'll try this one for Braised Lamb Shanks with Ginger and Five Spice. Any other slow cooked casserole recipes I should try?
