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Moroccan Short Rib Tagine
A Moroccan-style short rib tagine braised with onions, a spiced olive-brine mixture, herbs, preserved lemon, potatoes, and green olives. The meat is browned first, then finished in a tagine with fresh cumin and parsley.
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Ingredients
- Beef short ribs (Browned on both sides until golden)
- Extra-virgin olive oil (For browning and cooking)
- Onions (Used to deglaze the pan and sweat with the spice mixture)
- Olive brine (Part of the magic oil mixture)
- Harissa (Part of the magic oil mixture)
- Saffron (Part of the magic oil mixture)
- Garlic (Part of the magic oil mixture)
- Ginger (Part of the magic oil mixture)
- Turmeric (Shown as “curcuma” in the on-screen text; part of the magic oil mixture)
- Salt (To taste; included in the magic oil mixture)
- Black pepper (Included in the magic oil mixture)
- Smen (Moroccan clarified butter; added with the herbs)
- Parsley (Added during braising and again as a finishing garnish)
- Cilantro (Added with the parsley)
- Water (Enough to cover the meat)
- Preserved lemon (Added in the tagine)
- Potatoes (Cut into quarters)
- Fresh cumin (Added with the potatoes)
- Green olives (Added in the tagine)
Steps
- 1
Heat extra-virgin olive oil in a suitable braising pan. Brown the short ribs on both sides until golden.
- 2
Add the onions to deglaze the pan, scraping up the browned bits as they soften.
- 3
Add the magic oil mixture made with olive oil, olive brine, harissa, saffron, garlic, ginger, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Sweat the onions with the mixture for 5 minutes.
- 4
Return the short ribs to the pan along with their resting juices.
- 5
Add the smen, parsley, and cilantro.
- 6
Cover the meat with water and bring the liquid to a boil.
- 7
Cook until the meat is halfway cooked, then transfer the meat and braising mixture to a tagine.
- 8
Add the preserved lemon, quartered potatoes, fresh cumin, and green olives to the tagine.
- 9
Add parsley, cover the tagine, and finish cooking until the short ribs and potatoes are tender.
Notes
The source does not provide ingredient quantities, the cooking temperature, or an exact total cooking time. “Magic oil” is interpreted from the visible ingredient list as the olive-oil-and-spice mixture shown on screen.
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