Name: Lamb Shanks with Pears and Pistachios
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 2 days
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 8 medium lamb shanks (8–10 lb. total); 1/4 cup kosher salt plus more for seasoning; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped carrots; 10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 3'–4' cinnamon stick; 5 cups pomegranate juice; 1 cup natural unsalted pistachios, toasted, divided; 8 small whole Seckel pears, or 4 large Bosc pears, halved; 1 teaspoon rose water; 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

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