Couscous
Geoff Jansz has devised a wonderful recipe based on couscous, a wheat product made from flour and semolina. This meal is quick, delicious, nutritious and will easily feed a family of four for under $5.
Ingredients
- 2 cups couscous
- 2 1/4 cups water
- 1 pinch powdered chicken stock (optional)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2-3 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1/2 cup spring onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup currents
- 1/2 cup red capsicum, finely diced
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, roasted
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- Lemon juice, to taste
Salt, to taste
Method
1. Put couscous in a large mixing bowl.
2. Place the water and chicken stock in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Pour over the couscous, making sure it is completely wet. Allow to stand for five or ten minutes.
3. Put the olive oil and butter into a frying pan. When the butter foams add the garlic, cumin and turmeric. Stir, then add the diced onion and cook until translucent.
4. When the couscous has absorbed all the liquid, fluff it up using two forks.
5. Stir the onion mixture through the couscous, then add the spring onions, currents, red capsicum and pine nuts.
6. Squeeze in lemon juice and add salt to taste.
Further information
Couscous is available from the rice, grain and pasta section of your supermarket.
Couscousiers are North African cooking pots. Meat and spices are stewed in the base, while couscous steams at the top. Copper couscousiers cost around $295, and are available from:
Maison De Tunisie
24 Smith Street
Collingwood,VIC, 3066
Phone/fax (03) 9416 1385
Email: [email protected]
Or from specialist kitchen shops including:
NSW
The Bay Tree
40 Holdsworth Street
Woollahra, 2025
Phone: (02) 9328 1101
VIC
The Vital Ingredient
206 Clarendon Street
South Melbourne, 3205
Phone: (03) 9696-3511
TAS
Spice World
Shop 10, Bank Arcade
Liverpool Street
Hobart, 7000
Phone: (03) 6231-627
WA
aMano
12 Station Street
Cottesloe, Perth, 6011
Phone: (08) 9384-0378