Moroccan Lamb Dried Fruit Tajine

Ingredients

• 4 pounds lamb shanks, or lamb or beef cubes
• 8 cups water
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced in a food processor
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 pinches saffron
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 3 Gefen Cinnamon Sticks
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 and 1/2 cups Manischewitz Pitted Prunes, packed
• 1 and 1/2 cups Manischewitz Dried Apricots, packed
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted 15 minutes in a 300-degree oven