How to Make Middle Eastern Beef Tagine with Couscous Asian Cooking Recipe Cuisine

Middle East Beef Tagine with Couscous

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe makes for 4 Servings

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground allspice

a pinch of ground cloves

1.5 lb lean steak, cut into chunks

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, sliced

1 clove garlic, crushed

grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

2 tbsp honey

1 cup prune juice

1 tsp harissa or sambal oelek or cayenne pepper to taste

salt and freshly ground black pepper

COUSCOUS:

2.5 cups water

8 oz couscous

1 onion, chopped

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground allspice

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp dried mint

1/3 cup pistachio nuts

1/3 cup pine nuts

fresh cilantro leaves

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F. Mix together ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves and rub into beef.

In a heavy-based casserole, heat oil and cook onion and garlic until soft. Add beef and cook until beef is browned, 2-3 minutes. Add lemon zest and juice, honey, prune juice, harissa and salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Transfer to oven and cook until meat is tender, 1 1/4 hours.

When meat has been in the oven for about 1/2 hour, prepare couscous. Boil water and pour into a large bowl with couscous. Let stand until all the water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

In a frying pan, heat oil and fry onion until soft. Add remaining ingredients, except cilantro, stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add onion to couscous and mix well.

Transfer couscous to a lightly greased ring tin or spread over a serving plate. Cover with aluminum foil and put into a bottom of oven until meat is cooked.


Remove couscous from oven and turn out onto a serving plate. Spoon beef into middle of couscous if using a ring or onto separate plate if not. Garnish with cilantro. 

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For the adventurous palate, a great side dish that compliments this recipe is Jaew Bong.  Discover more about Jaew Bong, check out www.jaewbong.com.

Enjoy..

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