Beef Tagine

This sweet and spicy tagine is a savoury combination of prunes and beef steak stewed with saffron, cinnamon, ginger and harissa. Pistachio nuts are scattered over the tagine as a garnish. Delicious and easy to make containing no added fat whatsoever which works equally well as a family dinner or special occasion meal.  Delicious!

Serves 4

Prep time:  10 minutes

Cooking time: 2 hours

Ingredients

1kg/2.2 lbs braising steak, fat trimmed and cubed

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

25g fresh ginger, peeled & grated

1 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp ground cinnamon

A small pinch of saffron

1 tsp harissa paste

Freshly ground salt & pepper

650ml beef stock

175g prunes, halved

3 tomatoes, peeled & chopped

To serve

2 tbsp chopped parsley

75g shelled & halved pistachios

Rice or couscous

Method

1.  Place the beef into a tagine or casserole dish/large saucepan.  Add the onion, garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, saffron, harissa paste and seasoning.  Pour over the stock and bring to a simmer, cover and simmer for 1 ½ hours or until the meat is tender.

2.  Add the prunes and tomatoes to the dish and let simmer uncovered for a further 30 minutes.

3.  Season to taste and stir in the parsley.  Serve with rice or couscous and a sprinkling of pistachio nuts... enjoy!