Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons Ras el Hanout (see below for spice ingredients)
24 ounces boneless sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
14 ounces beef broth
1 1/2 cups pitted dried plums
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high. Add Ras el Hanout and toast for 30 seconds. Stir in beef and cook about 3 minutes. Mix in onions, water, salt, and broth. Cover and and place in the oven to bake for 1 hour. Carefully remove from the oven and stir in dried plums and honey. Place back in the oven to cook for 15 more minutes. Remove and sprinkle with almonds before serving.

Ras el Hanout seasoning:

1 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoons ground coriander
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients - this makes more than you need, but you can use it as a seasoning for other cuts of beef or on salmon.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
cooking spray
1/2 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat, reduced-sodium Swiss cheese
1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 (12-inch) basic pizza crust
1/4 cup chopped green onions

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl; stir well with a whisk. Heat a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add chicken, and sauté 2 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Pour rice vinegar mixture into pan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook mixture 6 minutes or until slightly thickened. Return chicken to pan; cook 1 minute or until chicken is done. (Mixture will be consistency of thick syrup.) Sprinkle cheeses over prepared crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border, and top with chicken mixture. Bake at 500 degrees F for 12 minutes on bottom rack in oven. Sprinkle with green onions. Place pizza on a cutting board; let stand 5 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

Ingredients:

1 lb. beef shanks
20 garlic - grind
tamarind mixed with 1 to 2 tablespoon of water
salt and sugar as needed

Procedure:

Boil beef until tender, cut into squares and pound until tender. Mixed the beef with the garlic paste, tamarind and salt and sugar. Marinate for few minutes and fry in hot oil.