Lamb Shank Tagine

Ingredients

• 1 tsp ras-el-hanout
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp smoked sweet paprika
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp ground turmeric
• 4 lamb shanks
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, thickly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 x 400g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp runny honey
• 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses (available from specialist grocers and some supermarkets)
• ½ tsp saffron
• 350ml (12floz) chicken stock
• 125g (4½oz) stoneless dried apricots, halved
• 110g (4oz) green olives, stones removed
• 75g (2½oz) whole almonds
• salt and freshly ground black pepper