2     tablespoons   vegetable oil
6                   lamb shanks
1     large         Spanish onion
6                   garlic cloves
2     quarts        chicken stock
6     small         red-skin potatoes
4     large         carrots
2                   parsnips
2     large         zucchini
3     tablespoons   balsamic vinegar - (to 4)
                    Salt
                    Freshly-ground black pepper
                    Buckwheat Bread - {Kasha}