Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >, Boron Elgar
>>> > wrote:
> (snipped)
>>>>
>>>> This will be a lovely fall with legs, rack, shoulder chops, shanks
>>>> and stew meat. I am quite jazzed! The freezer needed cleaning out
>>>> anyway.
>
>>>
>>> She scores!! Good on you. I've never cooked lamb in my life. I
>>> had a shank a couple weeks ago at a fabulous restaurant in St. Cloud
>>> (story on my website - Cafe Renaissance). I'm scared to cook it.
>>
>> Lamb is wonderful! Can't believe you're afraid of it
>
> Who knows. I used to be afraid of fish, too. Now I cook it in ways
> that make some people cringe. Mom cooked it at Easter. Probably
> mutton--unless all lamb stinks when it's roasting.
>
>> The shanks are great, like big turkey drumsticks, except, well...
>> it's lamb.
> (snip)
>> mostly the white part) and add sliced mushrooms at the end. Simmer
>> until tender; season to
>
>> Jill
>
> Do they take a long time to cook? Anyone ever do it in a pressure
> cooker?

I have never owned a pressure cooker but I would imagine you could do lamb
shanks in one. I simmer mine in a deep pot for a couple of hours.

Jill