Beef, date & honey tagine with almonds recipe

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Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 140 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

85g (1/2 cup) whole blanched almonds
2 tbs olive oil
2 (about 1.5kg) beef rump steaks, cut into 2cm pieces
2 brown onions, halved, thickly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 tsp saffron threads
2 x 7cm cinnamon sticks
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground ginger
375ml (1 1/2 cups) beef stock
375ml (1 1/2 cups) water
150g (1 cup) fresh dates, halved lengthways, pitted
2 tbs honey
Fresh coriander leaves, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place almonds on a baking tray and bake for 6-8 minutes or until toasted. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool. Reduce oven to 150°C.

2. Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish over high heat. Add one-quarter of the beef and cook for 2-3 minutes or until browned all over. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Repeat, in 3 more batches, with the remaining beef and half the remaining oil, reheating pan between batches.

3. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until onion is soft. Add the saffron, cinnamon, cumin and ginger and cook for 2 minutes or until aromatic. Add the beef, stock and water. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Bake, covered, in oven for 2 hours or until beef is tender. Remove from oven and add the dates and honey. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes or until cooled slightly and the dates are soft.

4. Sprinkle the almonds over the beef tagine and top with coriander to serve.

Notes

Make this recipe up to 2 days ahead. Store almonds in an airtight container. Store the tagine in an airtight container in the fridge. To reheat, place in a large saucepan over low heat and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until heated through.

Source
Good Taste - May 2006, Page 44
Recipe by Sarah Hobbs

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Beef kofta with saffron yoghurt recipe

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Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh continental parsley leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
1 brown onion, quartered
500g lean beef mince
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground mild paprika
1/2 tsp ground allspice
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
10 saffron threads
1 tbs hot milk
200ml container skim-milk natural yoghurt
2 tbs chopped fresh coriander, extra
2 tsp olive oil

Method

1. Line a large baking tray with foil. Place parsley, fresh coriander and onion in the bowl of a food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add mince, ground coriander, cumin, paprika, allspice and season with salt and pepper. Process until well combined and paste-like.

2. Preheat grill to medium-high. Use your hands to mould a heaped tablespoonful of beef mixture around a wooden skewer into a 7cm pointed-ended sausage. Place on the lined tray. Repeat with remaining beef mixture and skewers. Cover and set aside.

3. Place the saffron and hot milk in a small bowl and set aside. Combine the yoghurt, extra fresh coriander, salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside.

4. Brush the kofta with a little of the oil and cook under preheated grill, turning carefully once and brushing with the oil, for 5-8 minutes or until browned and just cooked through.

5. Add saffron mixture to yoghurt mixture and mix well. Serve kofta with saffron yoghurt.

Notes
You will need 16 bamboo skewers for this recipe.

Source
Good Taste - March 2002, Page 70
Recipe by Jan Purser

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Chicken kofta recipe

The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Chicken kofta Recipe. Enjoy quick & easy Middle Eastern food recipes and learn how to make Chicken kofta. 

Ingredients (serves 6)

750g chicken mince
1 onion, coarsely grated
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup (70g) fresh white breadcrumbs
1 long green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves, plus extra to garnish
1 tbs freshly grated ginger
1 tbs olive oil
3 tbs korma curry paste
400g can chopped tomatoes
200ml canned coconut milk
200ml chicken stock
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tbs lemon juice
Naan bread, to serve

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

2. Place the chicken mince, onion, egg, breadcrumbs, chilli, garam masala, chopped coriander and half the ginger in a bowl with 1 teaspoon salt. Mix with your hands until well combined. Using damp hands, roll mixture into 30 walnut-sized balls, then place on tray in a single layer. Bake for 15 minutes until light golden.

3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep frypan over medium heat. Add curry paste and remaining ginger, then stir for 1 minute until fragrant. Add tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes, then add coconut milk, stock and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add kofta and simmer for 20 minutes until kofta are cooked through and sauce has thickened. Stir in lemon juice to taste.

4. Serve kofta with pilau rice garnished with extra coriander and naan bread.

Source
delicious. - October 2008, Page 75
Recipe by Valli Little

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