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The exotic fragrance of this dish as it’s cooking is almost reason enough to make it. 
This vegetable stew makes a substantial meal, especially when served with hard-boiled eggs or toasted chopped almonds, brown rice or couscous.
Moroccan Stew
Author: Moosewood Collective
Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 3 cups coarsely chopped onions
- 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 4 cups cubed sweet potatoes or butternut squash
- 3 cups cubed eggplant
- 1 green pepper, sliced in strips
- 4 cups sliced zucchini or summer squash
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1½ cups cooked garbanzo beans, liquid reserved
- pinch of saffron
- cup dried currants or ½ cup raisins
- Optional: 2 hard cooked eggs, chopped
- Optional: ½ cup coarsely chopped toasted almonds
- cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a stew pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the onions for 2 or 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and spices, stirring continuously.
- Add the vegetables in the order given above, so that the starchier vegetables will cook the longest.
- Sauté after the addition of each vegetable until its color deepens.
- Stir in the garbanzo beans, the saffron, and the currants or raisins.
- There should be some liquid at the bottom of the pot from the cooking vegetables. However, if the stew is dry, add ½ cup of tomato juice, liquid from the garbanzo beans, or water.
- Cover the stew and simmer on low heat until all the vegetables are tender.
- Add the chopped parsley just before serving.
The best Moroccan Stew bar none……I have tried many versions, but this recipe tastes the best and my guests rave about it.
This has been one of our favorite recipes for thirty and more years. Glad to rediscover it. I have been looking and forgot where it came from. Thanks.
Yes, it’s one of our most popular dishes, and the aroma is wonderful. Glad you like it!