Spinach Bredie

• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 lamb shanks, cut across the bone in three places, and seasoned
• 2 bunches spinach, well washed and stripped off stalks if tough
• 1 teaspoon sumac, powdered
• 2 hot red chiles
• 5 allspice berries
• Salt and pepper

1. In a casserole braise over medium heat, the 2 sliced onions and 2 cloves of garlic in some olive oil until lightly coloured.
2. Add the seasoned lamb pieces slowly and brown.
3. Add 1 teaspoon of sumac, 2 chiles, 5 allspice berries. Stir.
4. Add the bunches of washed spinach, press down, and squeeze a lid on top. You may have to add the spinach in stages, as it wilts and makes room for more.
5. Once the spinach has wilted enough, add water to reach just below the top of the meat, cover with a lid, bring to a simmer, and then turn the heat down and cook gently for about one and a half to two hours, until the lamb is falling from the bones. Take the lid off if you'd like to reduce to the juices more.
6. Taste and check seasoning.
7. Serve as is, with spoons for the juice, or over a bed of rice.

onions, garlic, olive oil, lamb shanks, bunches spinach, sumac, hot red chiles, berries, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/520-spinach-bredie (may not work)