Moroccan Beef Tajine With Apricot And Pear Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Fry the onion in the oil until soft. Add the lamb meat to the pan, and fry until just browned on the outside. Season with cumin, coriander, ginger, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Pour just enough water into the pot to cover the meat. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until meat is tender and the mixture is stew-like. Displace lid a little after an hour if there appears to be too much liquid.
• Add the pears, golden raisins and almonds to the stew, and cook for another 5 minutes or so, until the pears are soft. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Add butter to a preheated pan and saute onion, ginger, salt, pepper, turmeric and cinnamon sticks until glazed. Add garlic and beef, saute until beef turns brown (about 5 minutes). Add beef broth and bring to a boil. Divide the contents of the saute pan between the two tajines. Cover the tajine and cook at 325 for 1 hour. Remove the tajines and divide the pear slices and apricots evenly between the two tajines. Cook for another 30 minutes . Remove the tajines and garnish with slivered almonds and cilantro, top with lime wedges if desired.