Beef Tagine with Prunes
Beef Tagine with Prunes

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While the meat is cooking, put the prunes in a small pot and cover with water. Then there's the prunes - to me they scream GRAAAANDMA!! But don't knock them because in this dish you'll be dying to grab the last piece!

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have beef tagine with prunes using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Beef Tagine with Prunes:
  1. Make ready 2 kg stewing beef, cut into medium cubes
  2. Make ready 6 onions, thinely sliced
  3. Prepare 6 cups dried prunes, these are a variety of dried plum
  4. Make ready 6 tablespoons sugar
  5. Get 6 tablespoons olive oil, or more if needed
  6. Take 1 tablespoon powdered ginger
  7. Take 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  8. Take 2 cinnamon sticks
  9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
  10. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt, or more according to taste
  11. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon pepper, or more according to taste
  12. Take To serve:
  13. Take 1/4 cup almonds, blanched and cut into half
  14. Take 1/4 cup sesame seeds

Simmer for a further ½ an hour. Serve the beef tagine over a bed of couscous, sprinkling some of the chopped coriander and flaked pistachios over the top of each portion. Slow cooking till the beef is nearly falling apart is the secret to this melt-in-the-mouth tagine. Prunes add some sweetness and with the addition of butternut squash and chickpeas, it's truly an all-in-one meal!

Steps to make Beef Tagine with Prunes:
  1. In a large saucepan heat olive oil, add meat cubes and fry on medium heat until meat starts changing color.
  2. Add onions, ginger powder, 1,5 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Pour enough water to cover meat and stir in cinnamon sticks and saffron threads.
  3. Bring to a boil, then cover and lower the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook until the meat is tender and the liquid has thickened and reduced. This could take up to 2 hours, add more water if needed.
  4. When the meat is cooked removed from saucepan with a spitted spoon. Keep the remaining water on medium heat until it reduces to a thick sauce.
  5. Meanwhile, in another saucepan, add the prunes, 1.5 cup of hot water, sugar and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon. Cook on low heat and add more water if necessary to make sure not to burn them.
  6. Cook until the prunes get very soft (caramelized) and their syrup thickens. Remove from heat and set aside.
  7. To serve: pour the meat mixture in a dish, top with the cooked prunes and their syrup, finally sprinkle with sliced almonds and sesame seeds. Enjoy!

While the meat is cooking, put the apricots in a small pot and cover with water. Preheat the electric Tagine or crock pot to High. Heat up half of the olive oil in a large frying pan and quickly brown the onion quarters over a fairly high heat until charred & coloured well. Method: Slice the red onion and arrange on the bottom of a medium sized tagine. Add the meat and sprinkle with the spices and olive oil.

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