Lamb Shanks With Fennel And White Beans

• Fennel gremolata:
• 2 tablespoons minced fennel fronds
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Beans:
• 3/4 cup dried navy beans or other small white beans
• 2 (1 1/2-pound) lamb shanks
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped fennel bulb
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 leeks, trimmed, quartered lengthwise, and sliced
• 1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fonds
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped (about 1/4 pound)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1. To prepare the fennel gremolata, combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl, and set aside.
2. To prepare beans, sort and wash dried beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; bring to a boil, and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans.
3. Trim fat from lamb. Combine rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Rub surface of lamb with rosemary mixture. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add lamb; cook 10 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove from pan. Add fennel bulb, carrot, fennel seeds, garlic, and leeks; cover, reduce heat, and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently to deglaze pan. Stir in broth and wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Return lamb to pan; add beans, 1 tablespoon fennel fronds, thyme, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until lamb is tender; discard thyme. Remove the lamb from pan; cover and keep warm.
4. Simmer the bean mixture, uncovered, 10 minutes. Sprinkle bean mixture with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Remove lamb from bones. Divide the lamb among 4 shallow bowls, and serve with bean mixture and fennel gremolata.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lamb-shanks-with-fennel-white-beans (may not work)