Couscous


Couscous
In couscous, the meat and vegetable mixture is rather long to cook, but not difficult. And the couscous itself (a kind of coarse semolina) is simple and quick to prepare.
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Last modified on: November 16th 2017

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48 min.5 min.1 hour 43 min.2 hours 36 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Couscous

Vegetables preparation

Prepare 4 courgettes.

If you have small courgettes, just cut into thick slices.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Couscous
Wash and slice 1 leek thinly, set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Couscous
Peel and wash 4 carrots, cut into pieces, set aside.

Stage 4 - 10 min.
Couscous
Peel and wash 4 turnips, cut into pieces, set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Couscous

Stage 6 - 10 min.
Couscous

Meats preparation

In a big pan on hot fire, put 4 tablespoons olive oil.

When it's hot, make brown 20 Meatballs.

Stage 7 - 10 min.
Couscous
Do the same thing with 952 ml chicken breast.

Do this for all the meats, then set aside.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Couscous
In the same pan, add a little more olive oil if necessary, add onion and garlic, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 9 - 1 min.
Couscous
Add meat, 4 tablespoons spices for couscous and mix again.

Stage 10
Couscous
Add all the vegetables and 350 ml tinned (canned) chickpeas, mix again.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Couscous
Add 2 litres water. With a spatula, scrape bottom of pan well to mix all the flavours (important).

Add 70 ml tomato paste and 2 beefs stock cube, then salt and pepper.

Stage 12 - 15 min.
Couscous
Bring to the boil.

Stage 13 - 1 hour
Couscous
Then cover, and let cook on slow fire for at least 1 hour (2 or 3 hours is better).

Stage 14 - 5 min.
Couscous

Couscous preparation

Prepare the couscous: heat 5 glasses water with 3 tablespoons olive oil and salt.

Stage 15 - 5 min.
Couscous
When water is boiling, remove from heat and add 5 glasses couscous, mix well, cover and leave for 5 minutes.

Stage 16
Couscous
After this time, add 51.6 ml butter (or more), and mix with a fork. It's ready.

Stage 17
Couscous
When couscous is ready, broth is in a beautiful red and all vegetables are soft.

Check seasoning.

Stage 18
Couscous
The traditional way to serve: a layer of couscous, then vegetables and meat, and a good deal of sauce over the top.
Remarks
To prepare a hotter sauce: take 2 or 3 ladles of stock from the pan, and in a bowl mix with a good tablespoon of harissa (according to your taste) and some chick-peas. Serve with couscous for spicy sauce aficionados.

As for the chicken, choose a good quality one (free-range, of traceable origin, or "red label" in France for instance).

Proportions are given as suggestions, do not hesitate to adapt to your taste.

You can add other vegetables if you like: bell pepper, aubergine/eggplants, and other meats: meatballs, lamb, spicy sausage, beef...

If you can't find a ready-made mix of couscous spices, you can make your own from: cumin, coriander (ground), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and turmeric. Paprika, cloves and caraway are also sometimes used.
And to drink?
A wine from Algeria of course, or Languedoc, something full-bodied. Otherwise a well chilled rosé from Provence.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,457 Kcal or 18,661 Kj232 gr304 gr259 gr
223 %89 %29 %39 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
65 Kcal or 272 Kj3 gr4 gr4 gr
3 %1 %<1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
446 Kcal or 1,867 Kj23 gr30 gr26 gr
22 %9 %3 %4 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 10 people : 24.92 €
  • Per person : 2.49 €

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WaterWater: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Valay-Brest, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Stewed apricots, Kale and potato soup, Chicken nems, ... All
Chicken breastChicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Tex-Mex chicken burger, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Taos hotpot, ... All
Tinned (canned) chickpeasTinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hummus, Cauliflower and chickpea salad, Green hummus, Mixed vegetable curry, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, ... All
Tomato pasteTomato paste: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cassoulet, Taos hotpot, Tomato and courgette tart, Tomato sauce (for pizzas), Cocktail sauce, ... All
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