Cinnamon Beef Tagine

Submitted by Nasseh

"This tagine can be served over couscous or rice. It can also be served by itself with thick bread."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb beef stew meat, cut into small cubes
• salt & pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
• 1⁄2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 -2 dash cayenne pepper
• 2 cups butternut squash, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1⁄2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup currants

directions

1. Sprinkle the beef with salt & pepper then coat with flour. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a tagine over medium-low heat.
2. Add the onion & beef then saute until the beef is brown on all sides (around 5 minutes). Pour in the broth & the spices. Cover with the lid & cook for 45 minutes.
3. Uncover & stir in the squash & sweet potatoes. Add 1 cup of water if needed. Turn the heat to low, recover, & continue to cook for 45 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Stir in raisins.

Reviews

[Sackville]

A nice, rich beef flavour with a touch of the exotic. Easy to make. I would have liked a few more vegetables and a bigger variety (perhaps some potatoes next time, or green beans, or chick peas) and a thicker sauce or perhaps just a lot less liquid. In the end, I thickened it with a bit of cornstarch. I made it in the crockpot (about 6 hours cooking) so maybe that made a difference to how the broth cooked.

 

[lindseylcw]

We really enjoyed this with rice (DH hates couscous for no earthly reason at all!) I added a spritz of lemon just before serving because we found it a tiny bit sweet for our taste BUT saying that loved the depth of flavours. Will make again and try to adapt for the crock pot. Thank you Nasseh, made for NAME tag/