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Algerian Couscous Recipe


Algerian Couscous Recipe
This is a very unique, very tasty, very incredible recipe. Gotta try it, you will love it, I promise.

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Ingredients
  • 1 can cooked chickpeas drained
  • 1 pound package couscous
  • 2 large onions chopped
  • 1 carrot sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper sliced
  • 1 eggplant sliced salted and rinsed
  • 1 pound lamb cubed
  • 1 chicken cut up in 8 parts
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 pimento
  • 4 tomatoes seeded and chopped
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 7 ounces fresh string beans
  • 9 ounce can artichoke bottoms drained
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 ounces butter

Directions
  1. Place couscous in shallow pan with 4 cups water.
  2. Swirl and pour off water immediately in a sieve.
  3. Rub couscous well between hands and drop back into pan making sure couscous is lump free.
  4. Let dry while preparing remainders.
  5. Fry onions, garlic, pepper, carrot and eggplant with chicken and lamb in oil.
  6. Add chickpeas and enough water to cover then add pimento, salt and pepper.
  7. Bring to a boil and fasten colander over kettle to fit snugly.
  8. Spoon couscous into colander and let steam 45 minutes.
  9. Dump couscous back into pan then add tomatoes and beans then cook 30 minutes.
  10. Attach colander and let couscous steam another 15 minutes.
  11. Add artichokes and canned chickpeas to stew then cook a few minutes longer.
  12. Add some butter to the couscous and place couscous shaped into a cone on a serving platter.
  13. Surround by meat and vegetables.

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I agree with you, this is unique. I like everything about it!


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