Moroccan-Style Braised Beef with Carrots and Couscous

Name: Moroccan-Style Braised Beef with Carrots and Couscous
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams lean beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 473 milliliters diagonally sliced peeled carrot (about 4 carrots); 158 milliliters uncooked couscous; 59 milliliters packed dried apricots; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 59 milliliters chopped green onions; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 0 teaspoons ground turmeric; 2 teaspoons ground turmeric; 79 milliliters less-sodium beef broth; 794 grams less-sodium beef broth; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 710 milliliters thinly sliced onion; 2 teaspoons paprika; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters water

Moroccan-Style Braised Beef with Carrots and Couscous requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This dairy free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 482 calories, 41g of protein, and 14g of fat. A mixture of couscous, flat-leaf parsley, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the ground turmeric you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Filled Lemon Cake as a dessert. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

To prepare beef, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Sprinkle beef with 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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Add beef to pan, and cook 4 minutes or until beef is browned on all sides, turning occasionally.

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Transfer beef to a bowl; cover and keep warm.

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Add 3 cups onion to pan; cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.

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Add 4 chopped garlic cloves and next 4 ingredients; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

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Add 2 cans broth; bring to a boil.

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Broth

Add apricots; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 30 minutes. Using an immersion blender in pan, puree onion mixture. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

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Return beef to onion mixture; cook over medium-low heat 1 hour or until beef is tender.

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Add carrot to pan; cover and cook 15 minutes or until carrot is tender, adding 2 tablespoons water, if desired, to thin sauce. Stir in parsley.

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While beef cooks, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Add crushed garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric. Stir in 1/3 cup broth and 1/3 cup water; bring to a boil. Gradually stir in couscous.

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