Moroccan Beef Stew Tagine/Tajine

Name: Moroccan Beef Stew Tagine/Tajine
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/3 cup flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons salt; black pepper; 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch squares; 2 tablespoons oil (olive is best); 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up; 1 cup water; 2 cinnamon sticks or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 slices orange rind (4 inch); 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 4 carrots, cut inot 1 1/2 by 1/2 inch sticks (you may substitute sweet potato for the carrots); 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained

Submitted by Chef Roni

"This stew smells wonderful. It blends the flavor of garlic, cinnamon, cumin and orange peel, and makes an easy, exotic dinner."

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photo by Tinkerbell

Ready In:: 2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 8

ingredients

¹⁄₃ cup flour
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons salt
black pepper
2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch squares
2 tablespoons oil (olive is best)
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
1 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 slices orange rind (4 inch)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
¹⁄₄ teaspoon sugar
4 carrots, cut inot 1 1/2 by 1/2 inch sticks (you may substitute sweet potato for the carrots)
2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained

directions

Combine flour, salt and pepper.
Coat the meat with the flour in a large bowl or large plastic bag.
In a large skillet or Dutch oven brown the meat in very hot oil about 10 minutes or until browned.
Remove from heat.
Stir into the pan the undrained tomatoes, water, cinnamon sticks, orange peel, garlic, cumin and sugar.
Simmer covered about 1 hour 15 minutes or until meat is almost tender.
Add carrots (or sweet potato) and cook covered until tender (about 20 minutes).
Add the chick peas and cook until heated through.
Serve over couscous.

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Reviews

I'm sorry, but this was a recipe that we couldn't eat. We had to throw it out & make tomato soup instead. I think my son described it best as a "meaty cinnamon roll". This is only our third tagine & I'm sure it's personal preference.

Tinkerbell
This was delicious! The house smells so good still. I used only 1 can of garbanzo beans because my fiance doesn't like beans, and it seemed like enough. I also used 1 cup vegetable broth instead of water for a little more flavor (I would have used beef broth if I had any). Quite flavorful, beef was very tender, the stew thickened nicely and went well with garlic naan (ok, that's Indian, but it's what I had). Would be great with couscous as suggested, or some egg noodles, or even just white rice. I cooked the carrots for about 30 minutes instead of 20, and they were still pretty crisp, even though I diced them smaller than suggested. I will make this again, and play with it... probably dice in some potatoes because I like them, and maybe some star anise and red wine for extra flavor...

Minae L.

Tweaks

This was delicious! The house smells so good still. I used only 1 can of garbanzo beans because my fiance doesn't like beans, and it seemed like enough. I also used 1 cup vegetable broth instead of water for a little more flavor (I would have used beef broth if I had any). Quite flavorful, beef was very tender, the stew thickened nicely and went well with garlic naan (ok, that's Indian, but it's what I had). Would be great with couscous as suggested, or some egg noodles, or even just white rice. I cooked the carrots for about 30 minutes instead of 20, and they were still pretty crisp, even though I diced them smaller than suggested. I will make this again, and play with it... probably dice in some potatoes because I like them, and maybe some star anise and red wine for extra flavor...

Minae L.