Mansaf (Lebanese Rice and Meat)

Beef Shanks
1 First, cook the beef shanks in a regular pot with 1 quart water or in an instant pot. 
2 Next, add 3-4 cloves,½ teaspoon seven spices, ½ teaspoon salt, and 2-3 bay leaves.  If you’re cooking the beef shanks on the stove top boil then lower to medium heat covered for 3 hours or until cooked and tender. If cooking in an instant pot, cook for 1 hour.
3 Remove the beef shank and strain the broth into a bowl. 
Rice & Ground Beef
5 First, in a medium pot on medium heat add ¼ cup olive oil or butter and cook the ground beef for about 7 minutes. 
6 Add in the washed and drained long grain rice, salt, seven spices and water or broth (beef shank broth for best results). Bring to a high boil for 1 whole minute then cover and low to simmer for 15 minutes.
7 Allow rice to rest for 10 minutes once it has cooked.
12  Begin plating by adding the rice, the chunks of cooked beef shanks, toasted almonds, minced parsley. 
8 Drizzle some beef broth all over the rice for extra flavor. Then, top each plate with the desired amount of the spicy tomato sauce. 
Spicy Tomato sauce
10 To a blender add 6 large tomatoes, lemon, black pepper, and salt. Adding Cheyenne pepper or crushed red pepper is optional and highly recommended. Blend for 2-3 minutes until mixture is in a form of a sauce.
11 Pour into a small sauce pan and cook on high heat for a few minutes and then 5 minutes on low the heat.