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; 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; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided; 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

Need a dairy free main course? Moroccan-Style Braised Beef with Carrots and Couscous could be a great recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 41g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 484 calories. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have flat-leaf parsley, ground ginger, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

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 and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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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 garlic cloves and next 4 ingredients (through ginger); 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 loosen sauce. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped parsley.

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While beef cooks, prepare couscous.

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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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