Lamb Shank Tajine

Name: Lamb Shank Tajine
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fried almonds; 3 sticks cinnamon; 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, wrapped together in bouquet; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground white pepper; 907 grams lamb shank, cut into pieces; 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon orange blossom water; 118 milliliters prunes; 4 servings Small amount saffron threads, crumbled; 4 servings Salt; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 5 Tbsps sugar; 0 teaspoons turmeric

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Lamb Shank Tajine could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1230 calories, 47g of protein, and 99g of fat each. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ground ginger, orange blossom water, sesame seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Put the lamb into a tajine or large pot and add the onions, olive oil, white pepper, ginger, salt, saffron threads, turmeric and cinnamon. Brown the meat for a few minutes over medium heat.

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Saffron

White Pepper

Olive Oil

Cinnamon

Turmeric

Ginger

Onion

Lamb

Meat

Salt

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Tajine Pot

Pot

Add 3 or 4 cups water and the small bouquet of cilantro. Cover and simmer the meat over medium heat until the meat is very tender, about 1 hour. If necessary, add a small amount of water during cooking to prevent the meat from scorching. When the meat has cooked, uncover the pot and continue cooking off the liquid until mostly oils and onions remain with the meat.

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Cilantro

Onion

Water

Meat

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Pot

Put the prunes in a small pot and add enough water to almost cover, about 2 cups. Simmer over medium heat.

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Prunes

Water

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Pot

Add the ground cinnamon, sugar and orange blossom water. Simmer, partially covered, until the prunes are quite tender and sitting in very thick syrup.

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Orange Flower Water

Ground Cinnamon

Prunes

Sugar

Syrup

To serve, put the meat on a large serving platter, or if you've cooked in a tajine, use that as the serving dish. Spoon the prunes and syrup on top of the meat and garnish with the fried almonds and sesame seeds.

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Sesame Seeds