Recipe
Moroccan Beef Tagine with Apples & Prunes
A warmly spiced Moroccan beef tagine with tender meat, sweet apples, prunes and a rich, gently sweet sauce.
Ingredients
Method
30 mins prep135 mins cook165 mins total
Heat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, Gas 4. Pat the beef dry and season with salt and pepper.
Heat the olive oil in a flameproof casserole and brown the beef in batches, then set it aside.
Cook the onion for 5 minutes until softened. Add the garlic, cumin, ground coriander and cinnamon and stir for 1 minute.
Return the beef to the casserole and add the chopped tomatoes, beef stock, honey and chickpeas. Bring to a simmer.
Cover and bake for 90 minutes, stirring once, until the beef is beginning to tenderise.
Stir in the sweet potato, apples and prunes. Cover and bake for a further 45 minutes, until the beef and sweet potato are tender.
Taste and adjust the seasoning. Scatter over the fresh coriander and serve with couscous or crusty bread.
Notes
Serve with couscous or crusty bread to catch the rich sauce. Add a pinch of cayenne if you prefer more heat.
About this recipe
Beef is slowly cooked with onion, garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon until tender, then finished with sweet potato, apples, prunes and fresh coriander. It is a comforting one-pot dinner with a balanced sweet-and-savoury flavour.
