JOIN! 12 Weeks for $1

Cookish

Cumin-Garlic Beef Stew

6 Servings

3½ hours 30 minutes active

Made This Recipe? Write a Review.
Thank you for submitting your review! A member of our team is confirming the review meets our site's Community Guidelines. It will be posted on the site shortly.

The Moroccan dish called tangia is named for the urn-like clay vessel in which it traditionally is cooked. It’s a meat-centric dish typically seasoned with saffron and cumin but not herbs, and it gave us the idea for this recipe. Dried apricots absorb the beef’s juices during braising, creating a velvety, sweet-savory sauce that coats the meat. Serve with steamed couscous, hunks of crusty bread or warmed flatbread.

6

Servings

3½ hours

30 minutes active

Ingredients

  • 4-5

    pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1½-inch chunks

  • cup dried apricots, sliced

Pardon the interruption

You need to be a Milk Street Digital Member to see the full recipe

JOIN MILK STREET DIGITAL & PRINT
12 WEEKS FOR JUST $1

and get access to all of our recipes and articles online, as well as in print.

GET DIGITAL & PRINT
How we use your email.

Your email address is required to identify your subscription. We will use it for customer service as well as other communications from Milk Street. We will not share, or rent your email address.

Reviews
Dean C.
December 29, 2023
Delicious but is it really a stew?
The flavor and minimal prep time make this an excellent dish. Added some chick peas and they fit in well. Taking off a star as 1/2 cup water for 4-5lb of beef leaves this dry and more like a roasted pilaf meat, is this a typo? Add more water if you want a sauce/stew.
Tina T.

This is a winner. The dried apricots, which disintegrated into the saucy bits, really impart a sweetness that rounds out the flavor of the beef. Not to mention this recipe requires minimal hands-on time.