Baked Lamb Shanks

==Ingredients==
* 4 each lamb shanks, koshered, well trimmed, cut into 6 pieces
* 1 tsp each sage, curry powder
* 1½ tbsp olive oil
* 1 tbsp minced garlic
* 3 tbsp minced shallot
* ⅓ cup each minced onion and green bell pepper.
* 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
* ¼ cup tomato juice
* ¼ cup kosher red wine, dry (optional)
* ½ cup chicken stock (or more)
* minced fresh basil or dill
==Directions==
# Preheat oven to 375 °F.
# Wash meat under hot running water; dry well.
# Prick in several places.
# Combine seasoning; rub all over meat.
# Heat 1 tbsp oil in large enameled Dutch oven.
# Add meat and brown over medium heat on one side.
# Scoop up with spatula and turn.
# Add remaining oil and minced ingredients.
# Stir and cook with meat until mixture browns lightly.
# Pour off any fat.
# Combine Worcestershire sauce with tomato juice, wine and ½ cup of stock.
# Pour around sides of pot.
# Bring to boil.
# Cover and bake in center of oven for 30 minutes.
# Turn and baste.
# Re-cover and bake for 1 hour longer, turning and basting every 20 minutes (add some of the remaining stock if liquid evaporates before cooking is completed).
# Stir salt into sauce; then spoon over meat.
# Serve on warmed individual plates sprinkled with basil or dill.
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