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Mansaf with Meat Shanks
Mansaf made with lamb or veal shanks... an unbeatable dish, especially for celebrations and large family gatherings. Shank cuts are among the best and most tender meats for rice dishes. Top it with fried nuts.
Mansaf with meat shanks made with lamb or veal shanks... an unbeatable dish, especially for celebrations and large family gatherings. Shank cuts are among the best and most tender meats for rice dishes. Top it with fried nuts and serve immediately with yogurt.
Ingredients
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- Long-grain Indian rice
- Finely ground meat
- Bone-in shank meat
- Fried nuts for garnish
- Ghee
- Seven-spice blend
- Cinnamon
- White pepper
- Sweet spice
- Chicken bouillon cube
- Also from Rania... Chicken Kabsa with Roasted Chicken
Method
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- Start by boiling the bone-in shank meat with the aromatics.
- Leave the meat over low heat for 2 hours until well cooked... we will also use the broth to cook the rice.Timers: 120 min
- In a second pot, start preparing the rice... sauté the minced meat in a little ghee with the spices until it changes color, then add the bouillon cube and stir well.
- When the bouillon cube dissolves, add the washed and well-drained rice and stir over low heat until the rice is lightly toasted and absorbs the ghee.
- Add the broth from cooking the meat over the rice at a ratio of 2 cups of broth for every 1 cup of long-grain rice. Adjust the salt and spices, stir, and leave the pot over high heat until the broth comes to a boil.
- Reduce the heat when the broth reaches the level of the rice... drizzle ghee over the top, cover the pot for 20 minutes, or until done.Timers: 20 min
- Meanwhile, place the bone-in meat in a baking tray, brush it with ghee, and brown it.
- Transfer the rice to a large serving platter, arrange the meat on top, and garnish with fried nuts.
Recipe tags
MainsGulfGluten freeNut free
Notes and serving ideas
- Chicken Kabsa with Roasted Chicken
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