Recipe

Algerian Couscous Recipe

	Midgelet / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago Fabulous Middle Eastern recipe that can be varied to one's liking. Prep:10m Cook:90m Servings:4	Midgelet
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Ingredients

1 Can cooked chickpeas, drain

3/4 To 1 lb. pkg couscous

2 lg Onions chopped

1 Carrot sliced

1 Gr bell pepper, sliced

1 Eggplant,sliced, salted & Rinsed

1 lb Lamb, cut in 2 inch cubes

1 Chicken cut up in 8 parts

3 tb Oil

1 Pimento

4 Tomatoes, seeded, chopped

1 ts Paprika

Salt

7 oz Fresh string beans or peas

9 oz Can artichoke bottoms Drained

Cayenne pepper

4 oz Butter

Directions

Place couscous in shallow pan with 4 cups water.

Swirl and pour off water immediately in a sieve.

Rub couscous well between hands and drop back into pan, making sure couscous is lump free.

Let this dry while preparing remainders.

Fry onions garlic, pepper, carrot and eggplant with chicken and lamb in oil.

Then add chickpeas (if using dried ones) and enough water to cover.

Add pimento and salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil and fasten colander over kettle to fit snugly.

Spoon couscous into colander and let steam for 45 minutes.. then dump couscous back into pan to let dry again.

Add tomatoes, beans or peas and cook another 1/2 hour.

Now attach colander and let couscous steam another 15 minutes.

Add artichoke, canned chickpeas to the stew. Cook a few minutes longer.

Add some butter to the couscous and place couscous shaped into a cone on a serving platter. Surround by meat and vegetables.

Note: this is only one version of many different types of couscous preparation.It is thought that the name of this pasta comes from the soft rumbling noise that the couscous makes in a steamer.There is a special couscous pot but a colander can suffice.

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Comments

catbot79 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Mmmmmm... couscous-y. I haven't found a suitable recipe for couscous in a long time, but I will totally give this one a whirl. However, I will be leaving out the meat, because I'm veggie... and I am still trying to track down some raz el hanout, because the spices are so important to the flavor of couscous! Thank you for providing your recipe, and have a lovely day.