Braised Lamb Shanks With Fish Sauce

admin Posted on July 10, 2019

INGREDIENTS

• 12 garlic cloves, 6 smashed, 6 finely chopped
• 4 16-ounce lamb shanks, excess fat and silver skin trimmed
• ½ cup fish sauce, divided; plus more for serving (optional)
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 5 medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro stems
• 6 dried bird chiles
• 4 kaffir lime leaves or 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 large fennel bulbs, quartered
• 8 ounces small carrots, scrubbed, or larger carrots, scrubbed, cut into 3-inch pieces
• 1 cup cilantro, Thai or sweet basil, and/or celery leaves, divided