Lamb Shanks Cooked in Paper with Guinness

I saw a beautiful photograph in a food magazine of lamb shanks cooked in parchment paper. It appealed to my food-styling genes, plus I love cooking en papillote. With this technique, the food is sealed in a paper package with flavorings and baked. I had only cooked food quickly using this method so I was curious about braising this way.

Ask the butcher to french the shanks for you, or do it yourself. You want to expose about 3 inches (7.5 cm) of the shank bone. This allows yo