Perfect for a chilly evening this fabulous dish is aromatic, spicy and delicious. You don’t need a traditional tagine to cook it in as a slow cooker gives the same result. Just toss it all in!

Method:

Brown the beef quickly in oil with some of the onions

In the slow cooker, mix together the beef, carrots, remaining onion, apricots, prunes, olives, garlic, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, salt, pepper, and ½ cup water. Rest the cinnamon sticks on top of the beef

Cover and cook until the beef is tender, on low for 8 hours or on high for 6 hours

Just before serving, cook the couscous according to the package directions and serve the beef over the couscous with the almonds, coriander and lemon wedges.