Spicy Beef Stew with Moroccan Spice Rub | Love2Feed

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon ras el hanout, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 leek, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 small onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 cup diced pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste, or more to taste
• 1 cup rose wine
• 2 cups beef stock
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 sprig fresh mint
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 parsnip, halved lengthwise and thickly sliced
• 1 carrot, halved lengthwise and thickly sliced
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons white sugar, or to taste