Algerian Couscous

"Early inhabitants of Algeria were the Christian Berbers who were early cultivaters of wheat and thus semolina. Algerian cuisine is influenced by that of Arabs, Europeans, and Asians."
 
Download
photo by LucyS-D photo by LucyS-D
photo by LucyS-D
photo by Satyne photo by Satyne
Ready In:
1hr 45mins
Ingredients:
20
Serves:
6
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Slice eggplant crosswise, sprinkle with a little salt, toss in a colander, and let drain for 20 minutes; rinse and pat dry.
  • Heat oil in a Dutch oven, over medium-low heat; add onions, carrot, peppers, eggplant, chicken, and lamb.
  • Cover with water, bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper, cover, reduce heat and let simmer 45 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes and green beans, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the couscous: melt butter in a sauce pan over medium-low heat; cook the shallots until translucent, about 3 minutes.
  • Add stock, season with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
  • Stir in couscous, being careful that no clumps form, cover, remove from heat and let sit 10 minutes.
  • Add artichokes and chickpeas to the stew snd heat through.
  • To serve: Pile couscous in the center of a serving platter in a cone shape; spoon stew around couscous.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. This was lovely. Although the recipe says green and red peppers though they aren't listed in the instructions. I opted to leave them out. The other thing is that I got nearly 10 meals from this dish, I may have converted measurements incorrectly but wow, lots and lots of food. We really enjoyed our trip to Algeria today. Made for My Food Oddessy.
     
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p>We may live without poetry, music and art;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We may live without conscience and live without heart;</p> <p>We may live without friends; we may live without books,</p> <p>But civilized man cannot live without cooks.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>He may live without books -- what is knowledge but grieving?</p> <p>He may live without hope-- what is hope but deceiving?</p> <p>He may live without love -- what is passion but pining?</p> <p>But where is the man that can live without dining?</p> <p>-- Owen Meredith</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm an all-American original, having lived in Hawaii, New York, Texas, South Carolina, and Miami. &nbsp;I also served 7 years in the US Army. &nbsp;My husband is from Bogota, Colombia and has also lived in the former Soviet Union. &nbsp;But now we are both in NY.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Tomasi enjoyes a bath!</p> <p><br /><a href=http://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/?action=view&amp;current=tomas.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/tomas.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /></a> <br />&nbsp;<br />Some of my recipes:</p> <p> <object width=480 height=360 data=http://w845.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/12cdcf0a.pbw type=application/x-shockwave-flash> <param name=data value=http://w845.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/12cdcf0a.pbw /> <param name=src value=http://w845.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/12cdcf0a.pbw /> <param name=wmode value=transparent /> </object> <a href=http://photobucket.com/slideshows target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif alt=/ /></a><a href=http://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/?action=view?t=12cdcf0a.pbw target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif alt=/ /></a> <br />&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />I also have the genealogy bug!&nbsp; I've been tracing my roots for at least 10 years.&nbsp; One branch came to America just after the Mayflower in the early 1600s.&nbsp; Others came in the early 1700s, late 1890s.&nbsp; So, my American roots run pretty deep and I am deeply patriotic.&nbsp; Just wish someone had thought to same me some land!</p>
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes