it was cold it was the winner it was the cold winner so we decided to make lamb shakes this week on working class foodies braised lamb shanks are a really great cold night dinner it's really intensely rich and meaty and really savory most people when they think of lamb think of lamb chops or the standing rib roast and those are really good but they're also really expensive and what's so great about the lamb shank is that it's dirt cheap it's a ton of meat super rich and it costs almost nothing so the lamb shank is basically the Lambs shin and the meat on the calf lamb shank is the ultimate cut for a slow braise technique because there's a lot of connective tissue that needs to get broken down which turns into succulent tender meat and another great thing about raising them is that you do it all in one pot you just Brown the meat throw in some aromatic vegetables and some herbs some wine some water cover it and stick it in the oven forget about it for a couple hours and it comes out beautiful gorgeous dark brown it looks exactly like what you want on a cold winter day all right foodies we're gonna take a quick break but let us know what you think leave us a comment rate the video and make sure to subscribe to our Channel and hey if you're enjoying working class foodies let the world know photos' best new show and the 2010 streamys you can vote once a day and it only takes a couple seconds so get to it Meghan from Bayonne Jersey my mom makes Eggs Benedict in the morning and she makes steak and hash browns with I brought my friends over every Christmas and so they visit every time just to eat it really is my favorite yeah I we served our lamb shanks with couscous but it would be equally good with orzo or rice or potatoes or anything that just stops up those delicious meaty juices that's kind of the entire point there's so many ways to braise the lamb shank you could do a Netaji which is the north african style you can do it like we did the red wine you could probably even do it with beer and one the great things about the dish is you could even do it the night before and the flavors will just build even more apprise the sloped reasoning is also really great technique for short ribs or any tough cut that needs a lot a long slow process to break down the connective tissue so the total cost before lamb shanks was $18 which comes down to four dollars and fifty cents per person share with us your favorite cold winter recipes or even just your favorite lamb or braising recipes and we'll see you next week on working class foodies are you looking for a good cocktail to go with today's lamb shanks or maybe just a few new drink recipes for your next party check out 12 second cocktails right here on hungry nation some delicious and speedy drink recipes from some of the country's best and its ologists do it you