Garlic beef with olives

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 cups beef cut into 2" cubes
2 cups tomato chopped into cubes
1/2 tbsp cumin ground
1/2 tsp black pepper ground
1 cup pitted whole green olives from a container
10 to 15 cloves of garlic whole
3/4 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp parsley minced

Heat oil on medium heat and cook the beef for about 3 to 4 minutes until it is lightly browned.  Add tomato, cumin, pepper, olives and mix.  Then nestle the garlic cloves among the meat.  Cover tightly so the water will not escape while it is cooking.  Cook on low heat for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the meat.  Check in about 40 minutes into cooking to see if the meat is cooked.

There will be about 4 to 5 tbsp of liquid left.  Remove from heat and add the lemon juice and parsley.  Serve hot with crusty bread.

This recipe doesn't have any salt.  Recipe ingredients inspired and adapted from the book Cooking at the Kasbah.

Have a blessed Ramadan everyone.

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34 comments:

  1. Ramzan greeting to you!
    Looks very tempting Akeela; we dont use beef but this could be substituted with other ingredients.

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  2. I love anything with olives in it. Actually I love everything about this dish - can't wait to give it a try.

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  3. Your dish loves very tasty. I love green olives.

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  4. yummyyy..i like simple dish like this...easy to make..hehehe

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  5. Super yummy recipe.Such a combo of flavor with beef is new to me.thanks.

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  6. Super yummy recipe.Such a combo of flavor with beef is new to me.thanks.

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  7. looks so yummy and tasty dear..would try out with mutton cubes instead..

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  8. Looks delicious n sounds so yummy.

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  9. Sounds like a good healthy combo...

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  10. Wow, Ramadan seems early this year--is it? This dish looks absolutely lovely and perfectly savory.

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  11. Ramadan Mubarak! Looks mouthwatering!

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  12. wow that's a lot of garlic and lot of olive. I might reduce the quantity just a bit to fit my taste bud :)

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  13. Ramadan mubarak to you too hun! I am a big fan of garlicky Spicy food and this would be wonderful to have for iftar :)

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  14. I've never had beef with olives - what an unique (to me) combination!!

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  15. Delicious beef love the addition of olives in there.

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  16. Oh wow, looks so good! Thanks for sharing :)

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  17. Hi Akheela, Have a blessed Ramadan. Delicious dish, look so appetizing.

    Have a nice day.

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  18. Thanks for sending this to my event Akheela and for using the logo JAK

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  19. This is sure appetising to break fast. Happy Ramadan!

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  20. This is defeinitely worth trying! It has been too long since our last visit.. so glad we came by. Lots of catching up to do! You have some fabulously appetising recipes!

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