Lamb Shanks

Lamb Shanks

2 lamb shanks
oven at 350
large roasting pan
salt and pepper


I am going to cook some lamb in the oven pretty straight forward.  I usually use rosemary, but the store was out. Corn on the cob tonight too with the lamb.

So this dish took an interesting turn today, my cooking usually does


rib celery
egg plant
onion
sherry cooking wine
soy sauce
sriracha sauce
salt and pepper
shanks
cumin
smoked paprika
olive oil

chopped up celery , onion and egg plant into large chunks and placed under the lamb
seasoned with sherry, soy sauce, cumin sriracha and smoked paprika (drizzled with EVOO)
cooked on 350 for 45 mins and then took out vegetables and stirred around then turned up to 425 for the last 15 minutes.  The meat wasn't cooked quite enough, it was med on the outer parts but rare in the middle, think chicken leg when it isn't cooked long enough, the meat was flavorful, but the star to me was the vegetables, these were really tasty.  I think adding the vegetables to the pan really is going to up the cooking time for the meat.  Another note, the shank is full of connective tissue, which we did not know as this was our first time cooking this particular cut of lamb.

Since the meat was undercooked for our liking, I am going to try and make some lamb chili with the garden tomatoes from my family, onion and the peppers we have.  Round two might be enjoyed even more!

Philippians 4

Common English Bible (CEB)

Stand firm in the Lord

4 Therefore, my brothers and sisters whom I love and miss, who are my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord.

Loved ones, 2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to come to an agreement in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I’m also asking you, loyal friend, to help these women who have struggled together with me in the ministry of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my coworkers whose names are in the scroll of life.

4 Be glad in the Lord always! Again I say, be glad! 5 Let your gentleness show in your treatment of all people. The Lord is near. 6 Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks. 7 Then the peace of God that exceeds all understanding will keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.

8 From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise. 9 Practice these things: whatever you learned, received, heard, or saw in us. The God of peace will be with you.

this passage speaks to me as lately I have been having some underlying stress that I can not identify, I only know because I am grinding my teeth at night.  verse 6 speaks of not being anxious about anything, rather bring your requests to God in your prayers and petition along with giving thanks.  I am so grateful that we can come to HIM with everything that lies before us and the daily challenges of living