Beef Tagine

By Ellan

Ingredients

• 2 teas. vegetable oil
• 1 med. onion, peeled, trimmed, halved and sliced
• 2 med. carrots, peeled and cut into coins
• 1 pd. of ground beef (you can sub.ground turkey, or chicken)
• 2 teas. ground cinnamon
• 1 teas. each ground ginger and cumin
• 1/4 teas. each salt and pepper
• 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
• 1 tab. all-purpose flour
• 1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinse
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1 cup couscous
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a large, lidded nonstick skillet over med-high heat. Add onion and carrots and cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
Crumble in ground beef. Increase heat to med-high and cook 5 minutes. Stir in cinnamon, ginger, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook 1 minute.
In measuring cup, whisk broth and flour until smooth. Add to skillet, along with chickpeas, apricots and raisins. cover and simmer over med-high heat for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare couscous according to pkg. directions. Spoon onto platter and add beef mixture. Top with cilantro and serve.