Name: Beef tagine
Prep time: 720 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 930 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 600 g beef stewing; fresh chillies 573; 1 onion peeled and finely chopped; fresh coriander small bunch; 1 400g can chickpeas tinned and drained; 1 400g can tomatoes chopped; 400 ml stock vegetable; 3 potatoes quartered; 100 g prunes pitted, torn; 2 Tbs almonds flaked and toasted; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbs ras el hanout; 1 Tbs cumin ground; 1 Tbs cinnamon ground; 1 Tbs ginger ground; 1 Tbs paprika sweet

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Ingredients (16)

600 g	beef — stewing
	fresh chillies — 573
1	onion — peeled and finely chopped
	fresh coriander — small bunch
1 400g can	chickpeas — tinned and drained
1 400g can	tomatoes — chopped
400 ml	stock — vegetable
3	potatoes — quartered
100 g	prunes — pitted, torn
2 Tbs	almonds — flaked and toasted

RUB:

	sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbs	ras el hanout
1 Tbs	cumin — ground
1 Tbs	cinnamon — ground
1 Tbs	ginger — ground
1 Tbs	paprika — sweet

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Method:

Mix all the spice rub ingredients together in a small bowl.
Put the beef into a large bowl, massage it with the spice rub, then cover with clingfilm and put into the fridge for a couple of hours – ideally overnight.
Heat a generous lug of olive oil in a tagine or casserole pot and fry the meat over a medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add your chopped onion and coriander stalks and fry for another 5 minutes.
Tip in the chickpeas and tomatoes, then pour in 200ml of stock and stir.
Bring to the boil, then put the lid on the pan or cover with foil and reduce to a simmer for 1½hours.
Add the potatoes, the prunes and the rest of the stock.
Give everything a gentle stir, then pop the lid back on the pan and continue cooking for another 1½hours. Keep an eye on it and add a splash of water if it looks too dry.
Once the time is up, take the lid off and check the consistency. If it seems a bit too runny, simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more with the lid off.
The beef should be really tender and flaking apart now, so have a taste and season with a pinch or two of salt.
Scatter the coriander leaves over the tagine along with the toasted almonds, and serve with couscous or bread.

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