Crockpotbeefmarrakesh Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD SLOW COOKER MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until fork tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain water and place pot with potatoes back over medium heat until potatoes are dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mash potatoes using a hand mixer until smooth. Stir in cream cheese, half-and-half, egg whites, chives, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Blend well.
• Spray a slow cooker insert with nonstick spray and add mashed potato mixture. Cut 1/2 cup butter into tablespoon-sized pieces and add to potatoes.
• Cook on Low for 2 1/2 hours, stirring once or twice during the cook time. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup of butter 1 tablespoon at a time and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

CROCK POT BEEF MARRAKESH

Steps:

• Heat a little oil in deep sided pan on high, fry onion until browned. Remove and put aside.
• Heat a little more oil on high, brown beef in small batches, removing each batch before adding the next.
• Toss into crock pot beef, onion, and remaining ingredients, stir to combine. I like to include a cup of dried apricots.
• Cook on low all day, 8 to 10 hours until fork tender. Season to taste. Serve over rice or with couscous and veggies. Savour!

MOROCCAN CROCKPOT BEEF

Steps:

• Par-boil the carrots in boiling water for about 3 -5 minutes. 2 Preheat the electric Tagine or crock pot to High. 3 Heat up half of the olive oil in a large frying pan and quickly brown the onion quarters over a fairly high heat until charred & coloured well. Tip them into the crock pot. 4 Add the chopped garlic & par-boiled carrots to the onions in the crock pot. 5 Make up 1/2 pint of stock with a beef stock cube. Add the honey to the the stock & ALL the dried spices. Tip the honey & spiced stock into the crock pot & mix well. Add the cinnamon stick. 6 Add the tinned tomatoes, dates & prunes to the crock pot - mix well. 7 Heat up the remaining olive oil and brown the beef cubes in small batches to sear & seal them. As you finish browning them, add the beef to the crock pot. 8 When you have finished browning all the beef, give the whole mixture a good stir & season with salt & pepper. 9 Cook on high for between 6 & 10 hours depending on your crock pot's wattage & settings. 10 Serve the beef tagine with fluffy couscous and garnish with the chopped fresh coriander & toasted flaked almonds. It also works well with rice too. 11 P.S. Watch out for the cinnamon stick! We sometimes award the lucky winner of the cinnamon stick with an extra glass of wine! 12 P.P.S. You can use dates & prunes which have not been pitted, they do tend to hold their shape better too, just warn your guests that they must look out for the stones! Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/fragrant-moroccan-beef-date-honey-and-prune-tagine-crock-pot-191946#ixzz1rP9mnOLT