Recipe: Beef Tagine
Summary: Jamie Oliver calls this Moroccan Beef Tagine “a stew with attitude” — it’s all about the spices and slow cooking, with a rich and wonderful flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds stewing beef
- Olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- A small bunch of fresh cilantro
- 1 (14-ounce) can chickpeas, drained
- 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 3 ½ cups vegetable stock, preferably organic
- 1 small squash (about 1 ½ pounds), seeded and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 3 ½ ounces prunes, pitted and roughly torn
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
For the spice rub
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon ras el hanout spice mix
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
Instructions
- Mix all the spice rub ingredients together in a small bowl. Put the beef into a large bowl, massage it with the spice rub, then cover with plastic wrap and put into the fridge for a couple of hours – ideally overnight. That way the spices really penetrate and flavor the meat.
- When you’re ready to cook, heat a generous lug of olive oil in a tagine or casserole-type pan and fry the meat over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Add your chopped onion and cilantro stalks and fry for another 5 minutes. Tip in the chickpeas and tomatoes, then pour in half of the stock and stir. Bring to the boil, then put the lid on the pan or cover with foil and reduce to a simmer for 1½ hours.
- At this point add your squash, the prunes and the rest of the stock. Give everything a gentle stir, then pop the lid back on the pan and continue cooking for another 1½ hours. Keep an eye on it and add a splash of water if it looks too dry.
- Once the time is up, take the lid off and check the consistency. If it seems a bit too runny, simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more with the lid off. The beef should be really tender and flaking apart now, so have a taste and season with a pinch or two of salt. Scatter the cilantro leaves over the tagine along with the toasted almonds, then take it straight to the table with a big bowl of lightly seasoned couscous and dive in.
- Serves 4-6.
[1]Source
Recipe reprinted with permission from “From Jamie Oliver’s Food Escapes,” by Jamie Oliver (copyright Jamie Oliver, 2010, 2011; published by Hyperion; all rights reserved. Photo reprinted with permission from “From Jamie Oliver Food Escapes,” by Jamie Oliver (copyright Jamie Oliver, 2010, 2011; photo copyright David Loftus, 2010, 2011; published by Hyperion; all rights reserved. Disclosure: Hyperion sent a copy of the book for review.
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Preparation time: 3-24 hours (marinating)
Cooking time: 3.5 hours
Diet tags: High protein, Gluten free
Number of servings (yield): 4-6
Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern
[3]This week our #SundaySupper blogger crew is all about the Middle East. Check out the variety of things we have cooked up for you! Try this Beef Tagine or find something else from the menu below that floats your boat:
Mezze {Appetizers}
- Muhammara [4] – Supper for a Steal
- Homemade Labneh Cheese [5] – The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Jerusalem’s Burnt Eggplant with Garlic, Lemon & Pomegranate Seeds [6] – Take A Bite Out of Boca
- Sun Dried Tomato Hummus [7] – Family Foodie
Salata {Salads and Sides}
- Fried Cauliflower w/ Sesame Parsley Sauce (Qarnabeet Mekleh Bil Taratoor) [8] – girlichef
- Burnt Eggplant and Chickpea Soup [9] – The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Couscous, Lentil and Chickpea Salad [10] – Citronlimette
- Persian Jeweled Rice [11] – Vintage Kitchen Notes
- Lebanese Rice [12] – Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Main
- Quinoa Falafel [13]– Jane’s Adventure in Dinner
- Jamie Oliver’s Beef Tagine [14] – Shockingly Delicious
- Chicken Biryani [15] – Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
- Crockpot Curry Chicken [16] – The Foodie Army Wife
- Quinoa Falafel with Fresh Herbs [17] – Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Shakshuka [18] – kimchi MOM
- Beef Tagine Over Couscous [19] – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Grilled Red Snapper with Cilantro and Onion Stuffing or حمراء مشوية مع حشوة [20] – Food Lust People Love
- Falafel with Israeli Salad [21] – Webicurean
- Chicken Shawarma [22] – The Texan New Yorker
- Spaghetti Squash Pastitsio with Greek Yogurt Bechamel [23] – Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Kushari [24] – Curious Cuisiniere
- Israeli BBQ Chicken [25] – From Fast Food to Fresh Food
- Quick Persian Rice with Spiced Beef [26] – MarocMama
Halwa {Desserts}
- Ghraybeh Cookies [27] – Killer Bunnies, Inc
- Fried Honey Citrus Cakes [28] – Neighborfood
- Easy Baklava Cake [29] – NinjaBaking.com
- Ghraybeh [30] – That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Sesame Tahini Cookies [31] – Magnolia Days
- Basbousa (Semolina Cake) [32] – Mess Makes Food
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