Spiced Couscous
"An easy accompaniment to Moroccan dishes."
photo by mersaydees
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
directions
- Bring stock, currants, salt and allspice to boil.
- Add couscous and boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- Fluff with fork and serve.
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Very pleasant couscous recipe. I used vegetarian chicken flavoured stock which made it even lower in fat, and whole allspice which I crushed myself. quick and easy and it filled the gaps. Thank you Evelyn! -
Easy and delicious -- stovetop to table in nothing flat! Made as directed. Thanks, evelyn/athens! Made for ZWT9, team Gourmet Goddesses. -
This was nice and lightly seasoned. It was my first time making and trying couscous and it was a good experience! :) I pretty much combined the instructions here with the instructions on the box of couscous (brought the ingredients to a boil before adding it to the couscous, then let it stand for 5 minutes. Then I added a touch of butter and fluffed it all up.) Yum! Thanks! -
This tasted good, but I gave it 3 stars because it is not necessary to boil the couscous with the liquid - you need only pour boiling liquid over the couscous and then cover it and let it stand. I actually tried to boil the couscous according to the recipe, and it lost the fluffiness it usually has. I would make this recipe as is but just pour the boiling ingredients straight over the couscous. We used raisins instead of currents and added slivered almonds. Although a little dense in texture, it tasted great! -
Totally simple and a perfect accompaniment for a Moroccan dinner. I found that I was out of currants and substituted raisins and dried cranberries, with excellent results.
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This tasted good, but I gave it 3 stars because it is not necessary to boil the couscous with the liquid - you need only pour boiling liquid over the couscous and then cover it and let it stand. I actually tried to boil the couscous according to the recipe, and it lost the fluffiness it usually has. I would make this recipe as is but just pour the boiling ingredients straight over the couscous. We used raisins instead of currents and added slivered almonds. Although a little dense in texture, it tasted great!
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I made this exactly as directed except I used golden raisins instead of currants for their sweet smoothness. I served it with Chia's Vegetable Tagine and everything married together beautifully.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
