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Lamb couscous with vegetables

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Lamb couscous with vegetables

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Serves:
8
Difficulty:
Medium
Method:
30 min.
Preparation:
60 min.
 
 
© Becky Lawton

Ingredients

    The couscous:

    • 1 kg of fine couscous
    • 100 g butter
    • 1 glass of tea oil
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • ½ pint of warm water.

     

    The broth:

    • 1 kg shoulder of Lamb on the bone, cut into 3 pieces
    • 1 kg stewing beef cut into 8 pieces
    • 2 large onions
    • 4 tomatoes, peeled and diced
    • 400 g carrots cut into chunks
    • 400 g zucchini, cut into 2
    • 400 g small turnips whole
    • ½ cabbage
    • 1 handful of green beans
    • 250 g of chickpeas
    • 1 bunch of cilantro
    • ½ cup of tea olive oil
    • 2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon pepper
    • 1 teaspoon cilantro.
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • 1 teaspoon of "Ras el hanout"
    • 1 teaspoons of "4 spices"
    • 2 liters of water approx ..

     

     

Method

For the stock:

  1. In a pan, fry the meat in oil.
  2. Stir until the meat starts to brown.
  3. Add the chopped onion and spices.
  4. Cook  the onion over a low heat.
  5. Then add 1 liter of water and leave on medium ..
  6. Wash and peel vegetables.
  7. Cut cabbage into 2 parts and cook half in boiling salted water. (The cabbage is cooked separately, because otherwise it dominate the taste of the broth).
  8. Turnips cut in half if they are large
  9. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise
  10. Cut carrots into chunks
  11. Remove the ends of green beans
  12. Chop the cilantro bunch.
  13. Add the broth of turnips, carrots and green beans and half the chopped cilantro bunch.
  14. Close the pot and cook for ¾ hour.

Cous Cous: 

  1. Use a set of pots to steam cook
  2. Pour the couscous in a large plate
  3. Prepare ½ liter of saltwater.
  4. Fill the pot two-thirds water and boil.
  5. Wrap the edges of the pan with foil (this will prevent steam from escaping during cooking.
  6. Soak the couscous slowly with half the salt water and while mixing the grains between your fingers to separate them.
  7. The grains take volume gradually when wet with water.
  8. Allow to swell for 5 minutes.
  9. The grains will have absorbed the liquid and be dry again.
  10. Repeat with the other half of saltwater.
  11. Pour the couscous in the top part of your steamer.
  12. Cook uncovered for 15 minutes until the steam starts to pour through the couscous.
  13. Remove pan. Pour the couscous in a bowl.
  14. Pour the oil gradually on your coucous, stirring with a wooden spoon, then down slightly to avoid lumps.
  15. When the oil is absorbed, re-cook the couscous until steam escapes, leaving another 10 minutes, then remove the pot and pour the couscous on the plate.
  16. Cut the butter into small pieces, stirring until melted.
  17. Adjust seasoning flavor (salt).
  18. The couscous is heated with steam or microwave

To serve: 

  1. Present the meat in a dish and vegetables separately.
  2. The broth in a large bowl.
  3. Take a ladle of broth and mix in a bowl with "harissa" for those who like spicy food. Enjoy

Tip

You can also serve the couscous with steamed currents

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