Slow Cooker Moroccan Tagine with Beef

I’d not made a slow cooker Moroccan tagine before – nor in fact any other kind. Then we but had a North African style beef tagine made for us when visiting family, and it was one of the best meals I’d had in a while.

Now we’re back at home, I had to have a go at devising my own recipe – made as a tagine in the slow cooker simply because I don’t have a proper tagine pot. Perhaps I’ll invest in one. Not that I really need to, but they do look very pretty…

Traditionally preserved lemons are used in Moroccan tagine recipes, but I found the fresh citrus fruit worked fine. It saves buying them especially. You can add some ground cumin if you like – and have some. A teaspoon or less will do. It isn’t at all necessary and simple a matter of personal taste. The fruit, almonds and harissa give this plenty of flavour. Salt is not needed, due to the addition of stock.

This slow cooker beef tagine serves 4

Slow cooker Moroccan tagine with beef ingredients

• Olive oil, for frying
• Stewing steak, 500g, diced
• Red onion, 1 large, finely chopped
• Peppers, 2, 1 green & 1 red, diced
• Carrot, 1 large, diced
• Passata or chopped tomatoes, 1 carton or can
• Chickpeas, 1 tin, drained
• Harissa paste, 2 tbsp
• Beef stock pot or cube, 1
• Button mushrooms, 4-6, quartered
• Dried apricots, 8, quartered
• Flaked almonds, 2 tbsp
• Lemon, 1/2, sliced (& pips removed)

Equipment

• Sharp knife
• Chopping board
• Slow cooker
• Wooden spatula

How to make Slow Cooker Moroccan Beef Tagine

• Place the slow cooker dish on the hob (if you can, otherwise use a saucepan for this step) and add a dash of olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef and fry, stirring, until nicely browned.
• Add the onion, peppers and carrot and cook for a few minutes, stirring, until they start to soften.
• Remove the pot or pan from the heat and transfer to the slow cooker. Add all the other ingredients and stir well.
• Slow cook on Low for about 6 hours’ cooking time. Remove the lemon slices, then serve.

Serve with couscous, rice or roast potatoes.

Related recipes:

• Vegetarian Tagine
• Slow cooker Vietnamese beef
• Slow cooker chorizo & chicken stew
• Slow cooker beef massaman curry
• Slow cooker meatballs

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