Name: Pappardelle with lamb and eggplant ragu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 cooked lamb shanks; 2 teaspoon olive oil; 3 baby eggplants, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 cup (250ml) braising sauce; 1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock; 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar; 1/3 cup (50g) green olives; 200 gram dried pappardelle pasta (or other wide pasta); 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pappardelle with lamb and eggplant ragu

Enjoy a hearty pasta for dinner complete with salty olices, eggplant and tender lamb.

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Serves 2

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

Ingredients

2 cooked lamb shanks

2 teaspoon olive oil

3 baby eggplants, sliced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 cup (250ml) braising sauce

1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

1/3 cup (50g) green olives

200 gram dried pappardelle pasta (or other wide pasta)

1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.Remove the meat from the lamb shanks and shred coarsely.

2.Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan; cook eggplant until browned on both sides, remove from pan.

3.Cook garlic in same pan until fragrant but not browned. Add the lamb, braising sauce and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Stir in vinegar and olives.

4.Meanwhile, cook the pappardelle in a medium pan of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain.

5.Add pappardelle, cooked eggplant and parsley to lamb mixture, toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave.
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