Some time ago I was fortunate to see a recipe over at Proud Italian Cook, that looked absolutely delicious! It was neck bones with spaghetti , which doesn't sound too good...but let me tell you. It was!
So I made it with lamb necks and it was just as good as I'd hoped. This week though, I had some shanks in the freezer, so decided to use those instead....and it was again, delicious. 
Usually I just throw everything into the slow cooker and turn it on. Not this time.
This time I roasted the shanks for about 45 minutes, just to get them browned and caramelized... then I browned some onions in a pan and added a can of diced tomatoes, a few sliced mushrooms, some garlic, a good dollop of tomato paste, a teaspoon of sugar and some pepper and salt and let it bubble away for a few minutes while the shanks roasted.
Then it all went into the slow cooker for about 4 hours on high.
I served it with crusty bread and spaghetti.
There were no leftovers.
Another fine looking meal....Have brought my slow cooker back from the dead after banishing it to the darkest of cupboards....and the poor dear thing has rewarded me with a couple of delicious meals. It's doing its best at the moment to please me with plump chicken legs, mushrooms, bacon and leeks, plop plopping away in a rich tomatoey garlic sauce. I will reward its effort with a dollop of thick greek yoghurt before serving tonite on a bed of steamed rice and a handful of greens....go you good thing!
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