Moroccan Beef Date Tajine Recipe

Name: Moroccan Beef Date Tajine Recipe
Ingredients: 4 pounds beef cheeks or beef shoulder or lamb, thoroughly rinsed and cut in 1 1/2 inch chunks (if you are using shanks, leave them whole, about 8); 8 cups water; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 large onions, sliced very thin (use a food processor); 2 teaspoons turmeric; 2 good pinches saffron threads; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 inch piece fresh ginger, grated; 1 teaspoon ground pepper, or less to taste; 1 1/2 pounds fresh dates, pitted (use a cherry pitter), or 2 dozen pitted medjool dates; Optional garnishes: Toasted sliced almonds ot toasted sesame seeds, and chopped parsley

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Beef date tajine...Fresh dates .. season in late summer and early fall.. beef date tajine, nice plump Medjool dates will make a great tajine

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Ingredients

4 pounds beef cheeks or beef shoulder or lamb, thoroughly rinsed and cut in 1 1/2 inch chunks (if you are using shanks, leave them whole, about 8)
8 cups water
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large onions, sliced very thin (use a food processor)
2 teaspoons turmeric
2 good pinches saffron threads
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1 teaspoon ground pepper, or less to taste
1 1/2 pounds fresh dates, pitted (use a cherry pitter), or 2 dozen pitted medjool dates
Optional garnishes: Toasted sliced almonds ot toasted sesame seeds, and chopped parsley