Cook: 3 hrs

Serves: 12

The vegetables need to be cut very small. The main flavours come from the huge amounts of herbs in the dish.I have omitted some of the spices and vegetables normally used (such as peas and ground coriander) to fit the Ashkenazi tradition.

Ingredients

Name: Tunisian Seder Msoki (beef stew)
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 3 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 large onions 2 large garlic bulbs 500ml sunflower oil 2kg cubed beef 2 tbsp harissa (or less if very spicy) 1 tbsp each of salt, pepper, turmeric and sweet paprika 2 large carrots 1 stick of celery 2 large courgettes 500g Jerusalem artichokes 1 large parsnip 1 turnip 1 swede 1 large leek, finely sliced 2 fennel bulbs 1 iceberg lettuce, finely sliced 500g spinach, finely sliced 100g each of flat parsley, fresh coriander and fresh mint, roughly chopped Dried rose powder (optional) or rose water Matzah to serve

3 large onions

2 large garlic bulbs

500ml sunflower oil

2kg cubed beef

2 tbsp harissa (or less if very spicy)

1 tbsp each of salt, pepper, turmeric and sweet paprika

2 large carrots

1 stick of celery

2 large courgettes

500g Jerusalem artichokes

1 large parsnip

1 turnip

1 swede

1 large leek, finely sliced

2 fennel bulbs

1 iceberg lettuce, finely sliced

500g spinach, finely sliced

100g each of flat parsley, fresh coriander and fresh mint, roughly chopped

Dried rose powder (optional) or rose water Matzah to serve