Lamb Shanks With Pears And Pistachios

Name: Lamb Shanks With Pears And Pistachios
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