Tunisian Beef Stew (liftiyya)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons tabil, tabil-tunisian spice mix
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 lb fresh tomato, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons harissa, harissa paste
• 1/2 cup canned chick-peas
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs turnips, peeled and quartered
• 2/3 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 10 ounces spinach, cut into strips
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 roll the meat in tabil and black pepper.
• 2 in a casserole, heat the olive the oil over medium heat.
• 3 brown the meat with the onions until coated with a syrupy gravy, 5 to 6 minutes. add the tomatoes, 1 cup of the water, the harissa, chickpeas, and cayenne, and bring to a boil, stirring.
• 4 reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 add the remaining 1/2 cup of water, the turnips, parsley, spinach, and salt, season with black pepper, and cook until the turnips are easily pierced with a skewer, about an hour.
• 6 stir in the lemon juice and serve.