Moroccan Beef with Couscous

Ingredients

Mince

• 1 onion (accidentally omitted)
• 500g beef
• 400g mushrooms
• 2/3 cup pitted dates
• 1.6kg diced tomatoes (I used canned)
• 1 can chickpeas
• 2 tsp garlic
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp allspice
• 1 tbsp cinamon
• 1 tbsp corriander
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 1 tbsp cloves
• 1 tbsp paprika (accidentally omitted)

Couscous

• 500g wholemeal couscous
• 3 cups boiling water

Method

1. Dice mushrooms, dates and onion (set aside separately)
2. Soak dates in enough boiling water to cover them, in order to soften them
3. Drain and rinse chickpeas.
4. Brown meat and onions then add in mushrooms and dates (include soaking water).
5. Boil off the liquids
6. Add all other mince ingredients (tomatoes, chickpeas and spices)
7. Reduce until slightly runnier than spaghetti bolognese sauce
8. Make couscous by combining ingredients, stirring and letting sit for 6 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve

Notes:

Maybe use 1 cup dates, 1 TSP corriander and add in the onion and paprika… Also may need an extra can of tomatoes (800g). Trying to replicate a friend’s recipe…