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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 210 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil over lamb shanks and cover with salt. | 2. Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, cumin, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over lamb shanks. Let lamb shanks marinate for 1 hour at room temperature. | 3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot. Cook and stir onion until browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. | 4. Whisk hot water, lime juice, rose water, and saffron together in a small bowl. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes. | 5. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook lamb shanks in batches until browned, 5 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer lamb shanks to a plate. | 6. Whisk wine into the pot, scraping any browned bits off the bottom. Add onion and garlic mixture, steeped saffron mixture, parsley, thyme, lime zest, and bay leaves. Return lamb shanks to the pot. Cover with chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until lamb shanks are tender, about 2 1/2 hours. | 7. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). | 8. Uncover pot and simmer until broth reduces slightly, about 20 minutes. Transfer lamb shanks to an oven-safe dish. | 9. Place lamb shanks in the preheated oven to keep warm. | 10. Bring broth to a boil; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Spoon broth over lamb shanks. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lamb shank	4			1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
olive oil	1/4	cup	divided	477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
salt	4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
turmeric	2	teaspoons	ground	18.72	4.0284	0.5808	0.195
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
cardamom	1	teaspoon	ground	6.22	1.3694	0.2152	0.134
black pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
nutmeg	1/2	teaspoon	ground	5.775	0.5422	0.0642	0.3994
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic	3	cloves		13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
water	1/3	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lime	2		juiced	2.5208	0.8490000000000001	0.0423	0.0071
rosewater	2	teaspoons		1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
saffron	1/4	teaspoon	crumbled	0.5425	0.1144	0.02	0.0102
red wine	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
thyme	3	sprigs		-	-	-	-
lime zest	1/2	teaspoon	grated	1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
chicken broth	6	cups		468.72	11.34	66.8304	15.7248

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.