North African Meat Casserole
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2 h. 50 min.
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This dish is full of protein and nutrients, making it extremeley well rounded and great for those who are on a diet. It is low carb, but has plenty of healthy fats and nutrients from the nuts and dried fruits. The spices add other health benefits like reduced inflammation.
Serve this with a side of rice or potatoes for a more complete meal.
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon
- 2 teaspoons
freshly ground peppers
- 1 tablespoon
- 1 tablespoon
- 1 tablespoon
- 2 teaspoons
ground cinnamon
- 7 cups
Veal shoulder (cut into 2)
- 2
- 4 tablespoons
- 3 cloves
garlic (crushed)
- 2 ½ cups
- 4 cups
canned, chopped tomatoes
- ¾ cup
- ¾ cup
- 0.333 cup
- ¾ cup
- 1 teaspoon
- 2 ½ cups
- 1 tablespoon
- 2 tablespoons
-
freshly ground peppers
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 300°F.
2.
Mix together the cayenne, black pepper, paprika, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon. Toss the veal in half of the spice mix. Cover and leave overnight in the refrigerator.
3.
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and 1 tbsp oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Add the onion and remaining spice mix to the pan and cook slowly for 10 minutes until the onions are soft, but not browned. Add the crushed garlic for the final 3 minutes.
4.
In a separate frying pan, heat the remaining oil and brown the veal cubes on all sides then add the browned meat to the casserole dish.
5.
Deglaze the frying pan with 5 ounces tomato juice and add these juices to the pan.
6.
Add the remaining tomato juice, chopped tomatoes, apricots, prunes, raisins, almonds, saffron, stock and honey to the casserole dish. Bring to a boil, cover and cook in the oven for 2-2½ hours, until the meat is tender.
7.
Season to taste and sprinkle with sesame seeds just before serving.