Beef Tagine With Prunes

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (3 lb) chuck roast, trimmed and cut into chunks (3 pound)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced (2 to 3)
• 1 teaspoon saffron thread
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil (1 to 2)
• 1 cup pitted prunes or 1 cup dried pitted plum
• toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or large heavy pan, heat oil, and add beef chunks, and onion, cooking until browned.
• 2 stir in grated ginger, garlic, saffron, cumin, salt and pepper.
• 3 place ingredients into an oven-safe tagine, clay baker, or keep in an oven safe dutch oven and bake, covered, at 350f for 2 hours, or until beef is tender.
• 4 stir in whole prunes, cover pot and bake for 10-15 minutes more, or until prunes are plump and softened.
• 5 serve garnished with sesame seeds if desired.