Lamb Shanks And Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 can (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes in puree
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3 strips orange zest
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• coarse salt and ground pepper
• 3 1/2 pounds lamb shanks, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 1 1/4 pounds small new potatoes, scrubbed well, halved (or quartered, if large)