Australian Smoked Lamb Shanks with Lemon Orzo

• 4Australian Lamb Shanks

Lemon Herb Rub

• 1lemon — zested
• 1 tbspbrown sugar
• 2 tspsea salt
• 1 tspgarlic powder
• 1 tsponion powder
• 1 tspdried oregano
• 1 tspdried rosemary
• 1 tspsmoked paprika
• ½ tspground black pepper

Braising Liquid

• 1 cupbeef broth
• 1 tbsptomato paste
• 6garlic — peeled, mashed
• 2 sprigsfresh rosemary
• 2 sprigsfresh oregano

Lemon and Herb Orzo

• 1½ cupsorzo
• ¼ cuplemon juice
• ¼ cupolive oil
• 1 tspsalt
• ½ tspground black pepper
• ¼ cupred onion — minced
• ¼ cupcelery — minced
• ½serrano pepper — seeded, minced
• 2 tbspfresh mint — chopped
• 1 tbspfresh oregano — chopped