Recipe: Lamb Shank Dinner-Southern Style (with Barbecue Sauce, 1970's)

LAMB SHANK DINNER-SOUTHERN STYLE


1/4 cup Gold Medal Flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
4 lamb shanks
2 tbsp. shortening
Barbecue Sauce (recipe follows)
1/4 cup water
4 medium potatoes, pared and sliced 1/2-inch thick
1 (16 oz.) can whole green beans, drained

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix flour, salt and pepper; coat meat with flour mixture. Melt shortening in Dutch oven; brown meat on all sides. Drain off fat.

Brush meat with Barbecue Sauce. Pour 1/4 cup water into pan.

Cover pan and bake in 350 degree F oven for 1 hour.

Brush meat with Barbecue Sauce. Add potatoes and season with salt. Cover; bake 1 hour longer.

Brush remaining Barbecue Sauce over meat. Add beans; bake uncovered 30 minutes.

Makes 4 servings

BARBECUE SAUCE

"If backyard barbecuing is your forte, you'll want to make this sauce a standard. Double or triple the recipe and keep it handy in the refrigerator (covered, of course), ready and waiting to perk up burgers, chicken and family steaks."

1/2 cup catsup
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. vinegar
Dash Tabasco
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. salt

Combine ingredients for the Barbecue Sauce in a saucepan; heat over low heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Source: Vintage recipe booklet: Betty Crocker's Piggy Bank Casseroles: A Special Collection of Penny-Wise Recipes, General Mills, Inc., 1970