o'reilly's pig wings

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 trimmed bone-in lamb shanks
• 1 (2 liter) bottle root
• 1 1/2 cups prepared apple butter
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 6 cups vegetable oil for frying

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 45 mins


• cover lamb shanks with water in a large pot over medium heat; bring to a boil.
• reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and gently simmer lamb shanks until tender, about 2 hours. skim foam that forms on the surface of water as lamb cooks; pour in more water as needed. drain lamb shanks and allow to cool, about 15 minutes. remove surface moisture with paper towels.
• pour root into a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to 4 cups, about 20 minutes.
• stir apple butter and hot sauce into root ; reduce heat to low and simmer to keep warm, stirring occasionally, while frying shanks.
• heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• gently lower lamb shanks into hot oil, 2 or 3 at a time, and deep-fry until meat is crisp and brown, about 3 minutes per batch. drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
• serve lamb shanks slathered with hot apple butter sauce.