Beef Curry With Fruit

Total Time: 9 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs boneless beef chuck roast
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks (in juice)
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 -3 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup dried fig, coarsely chopped
• 3 tablespoons currants
• 1 (16 ounce) can unpeeled apricot halves in light syrup, drained and halved
• 4 cups hot cooked couscous or 4 cups rice
• chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 trim all the fat you can from the meat.
• 2 cut roast into 3/4-inch cubes.
• 3 in a big skillet, heat oil; cook meat and onion until meat is browned, stirring frequently (may have to do this in two batches); drain off fat.
• 4 in a 4-quart slow cooker, add the undrained pineapple, orange juice, tapioca, brown sugar, curry powder, salt, and pepper; stir to mix it all up.
• 5 add the meat and onion.
• 6 cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours.
• 7 add in the fruit; cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until heated well.
• 8 season more to taste if needed.
• 9 serve over couscous.
• 10 sprinkle cilantro over the top.