Beef Tagine with Dried Plums and Toasted Almonds

A nice change from an ordinary stew.  This recipe serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs olive oil Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 2 tsp Ras el Hanout
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes Beef, loin, bottom sirloin butt, tri-tip steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled
• 2 cups chopped onions (about 2 medium) Onions, raw
• 1 cup water Water, municipal
• 1 1/2 tsp salt Salt, table
• 1 (14-ounce) can less-sodium beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups pitted dried plums Plums, raw
• 3 Tbs honey Honey, strained or extracted
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, without salt added
• Ras el Hanout
• 2 tsp ground ginger Ginger root, raw
• 2 tsp ground coriander Spices, coriander seed
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Spices, cinnamon, ground
• 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper Spices, pepper, black
• 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric Spices, turmeric, ground
• 1 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg Spices, nutmeg, ground
• 1 tsp ground allspice Spices, allspice, ground
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves Spices, cloves, ground

Method

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