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Persian spiced beef with dates and cinnamon

  • Hands-on time: 25 mins
  • Time to make: 2 hrs 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 400g trimmed blade steak, diced
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
  • 500g kumara, peeled, diced
  • ¼ cup chopped dates
  • 1 cup shredded silver beet
  • 300g steamed green beans
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Spray a large flameproof casserole dish (that has a lid) with oil and set over a high heat. Add steak in batches and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Transfer steak to a plate.

    2 Return dish to a medium heat. Spray with oil again. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add garlic, ginger, sweet paprika and cinnamon stick. Cook, stirring, for 1 more minute or until fragrant. Return beef to dish with tomatoes and 1 cup water. Stir to combine and bring to the boil.

    3 Cover dish with lid and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Add kumara and dates to dish. Cover and cook for 30-45 more minutes or until beef and kumara are tender.

    4 Remove dish from oven and stir silver beet through mixture until wilted. Serve spiced beef with beans.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check spices are gluten free.

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