Couscous Recipe
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Description

 

couscous or kuskus as it is known in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt ; Berber Seksu - Arabic: كسكس‎, called maftoul in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories) is a Berber dish consisting of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour. 

 

Couscous is traditionally served under a meat or vegetable stew. It can also be eaten alone flavoured or plain, warm or cold, as a dessert or a side dish

 

 

 

Couscous Recipe 

 

 

Serves:4

 

Difficulty: Medium
Prep and Cook time: 1 hour
1 cup couscous
15 pealed pearl onions or 2 cups sliced onions
15oz can garbanzo beans
2 large boiled potatoes cubed
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 tbs minced garlic
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp 7 spices
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 16oz cans tomato sauce
1 chicken or veggie bouillion
3 cups water
4 tbs butter
In a medium size 2 quart pot heat 1 1/4 cup water, add bouillion and 2 tbs butter and bring to a simmer, then add couscous and cook for 1 minute, remove from heat and cover, let stand for 20 minutes.  In a large saute pan, on medium high heat, add 2 tbs butter until melted then add onions.  Cook onions for 5 minutes until caramelized.  Add carrots and garbanzo beans and cook for another 5 minutes.  Add garlic, cilantro, parsley, potatoes and 1/2 tsp salt and mix vegetables.  In a large 4 quart sauce pan bring tomato sauce and 1 1/2 cup of water to a simmer.  Add seasonings and spices to the sauce then add vegetable mixture to tomato sauce and simmer for 10-12 minutes.  With a fork, fluff the couscous and mix the couscous with some of the tomato sauce.  Place the couscous mixture in a plate and form a well in the middle, place the vegetables in the middle of the couscous.  Serve warm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments
devoitka  - question   |200.30.221.xxx |2010-07-28 08:47:58
hi, first i love your webpage i published in my face, a'm from Chile, soo
second, sorry about my english .

now the question.. The garbanzo
is pre-cooked or, you put in water the day before? (because the garbanzo are soo
hard to cook)

Thanks for your web!!!

Yesterday i do the Kusa mahshi and today
the pita...
roze.lising   |121.54.41.xxx |2010-01-28 03:07:47
im afilipina working in the middleast as acook i have the files of all ur recipe
can u tell me whats thetip in cooking a tasty arabic foodi always visit ur
website but now only register tnx a lot
rodidjo  - recipe of merguez !?   |174.20.144.xxx |2009-09-28 22:21:12
HI, I LOVE ALL YOUR AMAZING RECIPES ! IT MAKE ME REMEMBER ALL MY FRIENDS FROM
MAROC ! I FROM SOUTH FRANCE BUT I MOVED TO LIVE IN U.S. , I JUST WONDER IF (DO
YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE SOME MERGUEZ = LAMB SAUSAGE ?)IF YES , CAN YOU MAKE A
ANOTHER NICE VIDEO ABOUT (HOW TO MAKE A LAMB SAUSAGE= MERGUEZ ?) THAT WOULD BE
PRETTY GOOD IN MY COUSCOUS ! THANKS A LOT ! MERCIE BEAUCOUPS!!!!
laylanour  - For Susan   |94.194.124.xxx |2009-09-15 07:42:47
Hello Susan, you can substitute the potatoes with Turnips/Swedes, they are
really good...
moroccan_dude   |68.154.157.xxx |2009-08-07 18:52:45
yes, I have a question: where is the meeeeat?? hehe
Nice webpage, Love
the recipes. Thanx.
M~
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