Moroccan Couscous

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"This dish is great served with a Lamb Tagine and Cucumber Raita."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 red onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 1 red bell peppers, green bell pepper or 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• grated zest of one orange
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can low sodium garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups couscous
• 3 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint

directions

1. Place a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Stir in the cumin, ginger, cloves, cayenne, cardamom, coriander, and allspice; gently toast until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in oil and onion, cook until softened. Stir in the bell pepper, and zucchini; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the raisins, salt, zest, and garbanzos.
2. Pour in the chicken broth and orange juice; turn heat to high and bring to a boil. When the mixture is boiling, stir in the couscous and remove from heat; cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and fold in chopped mint.

Reviews

[jdysadler]

This is a wonderful dish. I served it with a Moroccan Chicken with Green Olives main dish and found they worked very well together.

 

[pmegeed]

This deserves 100 Stars. The spices and fruit are heavenly. Thanks for sharing ElizabethKnicely.