Mansaf | TASTE

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 lb lamb shanks (4-6 shanks in total)
• 1 whole onion
• 10 allspice berries
• 4 cloves
• 4 cardamom pods
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 disc of jameed (see headnote)
• 2 lb plain whole milk yogurt (preferably goat or sheep, but cow milk works as well)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water into a slurry
• 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 8 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 lb rice (jasmine or Calrose), rinsed until water is almost clear, soaked for 15 minutes, and then drained
• 1 tbsp butter or ghee
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 1 large shrak or markook bread (in a pinch, substitute with very thin Lebanese pita bread)
• 1 c slivered almonds, toasted