Couscous for People Who Hate Couscous

Submitted by RalMiska

"My dad used to absolutely hate couscous - Until I made it for him. Highly recommended for broadening the horizons of picky eaters - Also makes a great stuffing if you add cheese."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 8 -10 inches celery, finely chopped
• 1 small white onion, finely chopped
• 5 -6 mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground rosemary
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground chili powder (optional)
• 1 cup chicken stock

directions

1. Once you have chopped your vegetables and ground your spices, place the couscous in a large bowl, and add all of the ground spices.
2. Using a vegetable peeler, shave some butter off the block and place in the bowl.
3. Bring the chicken stock to a boil, and pour it over the couscous. Don't stir it. Place a plate over the bowl to cover it, and set aside.
4. Melt some butter in a frypan with the garlic, and add the celery and onions. Fry until the onion starts to become soft.
5. Add a little more butter to the frypan, and add the mushrooms. Fry for about 2 minutes over medium heat until the mushroom is soft.
6. Remove the cover from the bowl of couscous, and stir it gently with a fork, being careful not to mash it.
7. Add the contents of the frypan, and stir it through gently.
8. Season with salt and pepper, if desired, and serve.

Reviews

[Abba Gimel]

I liked this, but there were just too many spices. I think next time I will half them.

 

[ihadagreattimedoing]

This recipe has waaaayyy too much cinnamon in it. We couldn't even eat it. Everything in the dish was good, but the cinnamon just took over and ruined it.

 

[Penny Stettinius]

The flavors are good but we found it very dry. I think with a little more liquid and some fresh chopped parsley or cilantro and perhaps a squeeze of lemon or lime you might change the entire dish. Thanks for sharing, I think you have a very good base here.

 

[Scott Hannigan]

This was a good recipe. I have never been a particular fan of couscous but I felt like something a bit different so I gave it a go. I used diced chicken breast which I threw in with the onions. I was a bit concerned about the large amount of spices so I halved them (except the chilli). I'm glad I did because it was fine with half the amount although at tasting time I felt it needed a bit of brightening up so I folded through some chopped fresh herbs. I happened to have basil, coriander, mint and parsley in the fridge so I used all four and then added a squeeze of lemon just before serving.

 

[Aram5262]

I made this one for my wife and we both really liked it. More than anything the recipe is a good example for how experimental you can get with couscous spices!