Moroccan Beef & Butternut Squash Tagine: recipe

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Go for a Moroccan theme: dress your table and atmosphere for the occasion.

Moroccan Beef & Butternut Squash Tagine

Ingredients:

2 teas Paprika

1 tea cinnamon

¾ tea salt

½ tea crushed red pepper

¼ tea freshly ground black pepper

1 1 Lb beef shoulder roast, or (pot roast, if you can slow cook it for at least 4 hrs), cut into one inch cubes

1 Tbl olive oil

4 shallots, quartered

4 garlic cloves, chopped

½ C low sodium &, or fat-free chicken broth or (use 1 C, if you slow cook for at least 4 hrs)

1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained  or (use 2 cans, if you slow cook for at least 4 hrs)

3 C’s, (about 1 Lb), (1-inch cubed) peeled butternut squash, I keep two halves to make a squash bowl (I use the circular end and keep it whole, just cutting it in half).

¼ C chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions:

1.    Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add Beef; toss well to coat.

2.    Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef & shallots; cook 4 min’s or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 min, stirring frequently.

3.    Stir in broth & tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cook 5 min’s. [*note: if you used the cheaper cut of meat, like pot roast, cover w lid, reduce heat to simmer, cook slowly for at least 4 hrs. You have doubled the liquid so that it will not cook dry, the liquid will slowly cook down.]

4.    Add squash; cover, (reduce heat if cooking the quick way), and simmer 15 min’s until squash is tender. Sprinkle w cilantro.

5. Serve w a crusty bread. I place in bowl that has a festive clothe draped over.