Moroccan Beef Daube Recipes

MOROCCAN BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Place flour in a large shallow dish; add beef and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the broth, onions, tomatoes, wine and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until the meat is tender. , During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the raisins. Serve with couscous if desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary. Serve as directed.

MOROCCAN BEEF DAUBE

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and turmeric in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture on all sides of stew meat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Cook half of the meat, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining oil and meat.
• Add squash, onion, and garlic to Dutch oven over medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in stock, tomatoes, vinegar, and bay leaf; bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of Dutch oven. Add stew meat; cover and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Combine all Herb Yogurt ingredients in a bowl, and stir well. Serve Moroccan Beef Daube over rice; top with Herb Yogurt.

CREOLE DAUBE

Steps:

• Cut the roast in half and in a large skillet; brown each half on all sides in the olive oil. Remove and set aside.
• In the same skillet with the oil, sauté onion, bell pepper and celery for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste and stir for a couple of minutes to fry. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• While this mixture slowly simmers, add to taste the thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, salt, pepper and sugar.
• Add wine and Parmesan. Let simmer about 45 minutes.
• Add carrots, mushrooms, and both pieces of roast and any juices that have accumulated. Cover and cook over low heat for a 2 to 3 hours.
• Remove beef and slice against grain into half-inch slices. Serve with the tomato gravy on top or place the slices back into the gravy and cook on low another 15 to 20 minutes for a more traditional meal.
• Serve roast and gravy over mashed potatoes or spaghetti (as suggested in the recipe) and top with additional parmesan cheese.

MOROCCAN BEEF KABOBS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the parsley, cilantro, onion, lemon juice, oil, cumin, coriander, paprika, vinegar, ketchup, garlic, ginger, chili paste, salt and pepper; add beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Drain and discard marinade. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, thread beef cubes. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. , Grill beef, covered, over medium-high heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 8-12 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness, turning occasionally.

MOROCCAN ORANGE BEEF

Steps:

• Season beef with 1 teaspoon salt.
• Heat oil in a 4-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Sear beef in the hot oil, 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.
• Saute onion and garlic in the Dutch oven until soft, about 5 minutes. Add ginger, allspice, and cinnamon; stir for 1 minute. Pour wine into the pot and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add water, tomato paste, honey, red pepper flakes, and remaining salt.
• Cut seared beef into 1-inch cubes and return to the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and let simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Add orange juice, sweetened dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, and prunes; let simmer, uncovered, for another 20 minutes. Serve.