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:

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

Preparation method:

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.

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.

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.

Mansaf with meat shanks recipe by a friend and cook from the What Are We Cooking Today website:

Rania Saloum

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Mansaf with Meat Shanks

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