30 Reviews of Fragrant Moroccan Beef, Date, Honey and Prune Tagine - Crock Pot

From: Mirj

On Feb 25, 2007

I know there's fusion cuisine, but is there such a thing as fusion heaven? This was Moroccan nirvana! A whole bunch of us were going away for the weekend and potlucking it and I brought this divine tagine! I have a huge crock pot and made a double recipe, which I though would be enough for 16, but obviously did not take into account how yummy this is. I had people sucking on the cinnamon sticks after it was devoured! I only made one small change and that was to use silan, which is date honey, instead of bee honey. It went wonderfully with the whole pruney, gingery, fruity flavor of the beef. I cooked this up in the crockpot on Friday morning to be eaten for our Friday night Sabbath dinner and was tortured for hours while the wonderful smells permeated the entire house. Thankfully someone else in our group made enough couscous for about 200 people () and we just ladled this wonderful stuff on top. The gravy is liquid deliciousness! Run, do not walk, to your crock and make this, you will thank me (and French Tart, of course)!

From: Brad 007

On Jan 15, 2008

all I can say is AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! This was great! I can see why it is called a comfort food! I didn't use organic beef. I bought a 3.3 pound tender chuck roast and trimmed the fat and silver skin away and cubed it up. I also just used a 14oz can of petite diced tomatoes. I made the ras el hanout spice blend (recipe 80983). I was a little confused by the part after the spice blend. I took it as to not use the cumin, corriander, ginger, and turmeric if using the spice blend. I cooked it in a crock pot on high for 1 hour and turned it back to low for about 8 hours while I was at work. probably was done before that time, but all i can say is that the beef was melt in your mouth tender and the whole thing was just AWESOME! By the way, I served it over couscous...

From: westivan

On Jun 11, 2007

My house smells so good! I made this in my new (hot & fast) crockpot and it was done in about 4 hours (2 hrs on high & 2 on low). Next time I'll try it in my old one and I should be able to let it cook all day. I'll also try reducing the amount of spice mix a little - it started off beautifully sweet but as we ate more it got a little too spicy for our tastes.

From: Nasseh

On Oct 28, 2007

The flavor was unusual, which is a good thing. I added fresh parsley & cilantro to the mixture. I also had some dried apples so I threw those in the pot too. The Ras el Hanout mix was a wonderful touch. I used my own recipe for it. There were mixed reviews about this dish. Both my children did not like it. My Moroccan husband & I loved it. I will definitely make it again.

From: Stay in the Bay NZ

On Apr 17, 2007

This was to die for, the flavours absolutely supurb, for our tastes I will try cooking on low for the entire cooking next time, I found the meat a bit chewy but it may just be our crockpot. What a flavour though, thanks French Tart, a real winner!!

From: ItalianMama

On Mar 12, 2007

WONDERFUL! I took a chance and made this recipe the first time for a small gathering of friends, and everyone was really impressed. A few changes--I didn't have cinnamon sticks, so I simply added about 1 tsp. of ground cinnamon. Also, I couldn't find whole dates, so I had to use chopped. Still came out amazing. The six of us plowed through the entire dish--usually I expect leftovers, but there were none!

From: American in Paris

On Mar 4, 2007

This was wonderful! My husband and I really enjoyed all the wonderful flavors. I made it in my crock pot and cooked it for 10 hours. The meat was very tender(no small feat in France!). The sweet and spicy flavor is fabulous. If you have never eaten Moroccan food, you must give this recipe a try. Thanks so much French Tart!

From: A Good Thing

On Jun 12, 2007

If there were 10 stars, I would give them to this fantastic dish!

From: ChefHann

On Jun 21, 2007

Made this three times now - a great recipe and full of flavor. Did not have enough dates, so used more prunes instead the second time - but this was still a 10 star recipe. The smell of this tagine cooking is yummy - and the spice mixture was very good, as I did not have the special spice mix called for. Have requests for this to be made again. Thanks for posting.

From: ItalianSoxGirl25

On Jul 30, 2008

This was so delicious! My husband is Moroccan and loved it! I made some Moroccan bread (Authentic Moroccan Bread )to go with it and it was phenominal. I agree the aroma from the crockpot was making us hungry near the end! We couldn't wait to dig in! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I also used a chuck roast and came out very soft. Thanks for sharing!