How can I jazz up cous cous?!
I've got a bag of cous cous in the cupboard, and although it's really easy to prepare it always tastes so bland! Can anyone suggest some easy ways to add some flavour to it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Couscous is a wonderful, versatile pasta, made of tiny grains of dough that are steamed!. It hails from Morocco and northern Algeria, and is a staple throughout North Africa!. It can be served as a breakfast cereal, dressed as a salad, and sweetened for a dessert!. But in it's most common use, it accompanies a stew or savory sauce, much as rice does in other cultures!. Most couscous is made of wheat flour, but there are varieties made of barley, corn, and even ground acorn meal!.
There are hundreds of recipes to choose from online!.
Couscous Recipes
? Apple Couscous Acorn Squash
? Aztec Couscous
? Blueberry Couscous Cake
? Chicken with Lime Sauce and Raisin Couscous
? Chocolate Cream Couscous Cake
? Couscous Pilaf
? Couscous Salad
? Couscous Salad with Dried Cranberries and Pecans
? Couscous Stuffing with Currants, Apricots and Pistachios
? Couscous with Tomato Eggplant Sauce
? Italian Couscous
? Lemon Couscous Chicken - South Beach Diet
? Moroccan Couscous
? Quick Couscous with Chicken
? Savory Chicken Couscous
? Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Couscous
? Sunny Breakfast Couscous Cereal
? Tropical Couscous
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* Mushroom and White Bean Stew Over Couscous
* Poached Salmon with Vegetable Couscous
* Green Pepper Couscous
* Lamb with Couscous
* Couscous with Mergez Sausage
* Warm-Weather Couscous
* Tunisian Couscous Salad
* Couscous with Chicken, Almonds, and Squash
* Couscous with Asparagus and Toasted Pistachio Vinaigrette
* Sweet CouscousWww@FoodAQ@Com
There are hundreds of recipes to choose from online!.
Couscous Recipes
? Apple Couscous Acorn Squash
? Aztec Couscous
? Blueberry Couscous Cake
? Chicken with Lime Sauce and Raisin Couscous
? Chocolate Cream Couscous Cake
? Couscous Pilaf
? Couscous Salad
? Couscous Salad with Dried Cranberries and Pecans
? Couscous Stuffing with Currants, Apricots and Pistachios
? Couscous with Tomato Eggplant Sauce
? Italian Couscous
? Lemon Couscous Chicken - South Beach Diet
? Moroccan Couscous
? Quick Couscous with Chicken
? Savory Chicken Couscous
? Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Couscous
? Sunny Breakfast Couscous Cereal
? Tropical Couscous
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!.!.!.
* Mushroom and White Bean Stew Over Couscous
* Poached Salmon with Vegetable Couscous
* Green Pepper Couscous
* Lamb with Couscous
* Couscous with Mergez Sausage
* Warm-Weather Couscous
* Tunisian Couscous Salad
* Couscous with Chicken, Almonds, and Squash
* Couscous with Asparagus and Toasted Pistachio Vinaigrette
* Sweet CouscousWww@FoodAQ@Com
I usually add some dry herbs to my cous cous, it gives it a nice, wholesome flavouring!. For even more of an authentic taste I usually add a small amount of Tandoori, but any spice will work nicely to give more depth to the flavour!. Salt & pepper are key ingredients!. You could also try fresh parsley or mint with a cream & chive sauce, it tastes gorgeouse! Or if your looking for an everyday taste, a vegetable or meat stock cube and some herbs will give a simple yet nice flavouring! To get the most out of your cous cous try adding some mushroom in alight sauce, onions, crushed garlic, peas etc!. Cous Cous is also a good base for chilli, just make your chilly sauce and some herbed cous cous and enjoy together! Hope this helped :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Masala cous cous
Crackle
2 tbs veg oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp finely chopped fresh green chili (one chili)
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
2 tbs finely chopped onion
Garnishing
1 tbs finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
1 tbs juice of lemon
Water as per cooking instructions
cous cous as per requirement
salt to taste
In a hot pan to be used for cooking cous cous heat oil
When oil is hot add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow them to crackle
Add ginger and garlic and stir fry for half a minute
Add onion and green chilles and continue to stir fry till onion starts changing colour
Add required water and proceed to cook cous cous as instructed!.
Add salt to taste
After cous cous is cooked, just before serving, add corrinder leaves and lemon juice
Optional
You may add grated carrots/cut peppers/spring onion if liked to stir fry along with onion!.
If you have add grated coconut on top before servingWww@FoodAQ@Com
Crackle
2 tbs veg oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp finely chopped fresh green chili (one chili)
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
2 tbs finely chopped onion
Garnishing
1 tbs finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
1 tbs juice of lemon
Water as per cooking instructions
cous cous as per requirement
salt to taste
In a hot pan to be used for cooking cous cous heat oil
When oil is hot add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow them to crackle
Add ginger and garlic and stir fry for half a minute
Add onion and green chilles and continue to stir fry till onion starts changing colour
Add required water and proceed to cook cous cous as instructed!.
Add salt to taste
After cous cous is cooked, just before serving, add corrinder leaves and lemon juice
Optional
You may add grated carrots/cut peppers/spring onion if liked to stir fry along with onion!.
If you have add grated coconut on top before servingWww@FoodAQ@Com
I love this recipe!.!.!. it is easier than it looks and really delicious!.
Als rockin chicken
6 chicken thighs or 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
1 large onion cut into thin wedges
4 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp each of cinnamon, ground cumin and nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chicken bouillon or broth
1 cup orange juice
1 tbsp honey
3 carrots
1 cup couscous
4 green onions thickly sliced
1 Remove skin from thighs, if using!. Place onion and garlic in large non stick frying pan!. Sprinkle with seasonings and place chicken on top!. Add bouillon, orange juice and honey, then place over medium high heat!. Cook uncovered, stirring onion occasionally for 10 minutes, turning chicken halfway through!. This will sweeten onion and reduce liquid slightly!. Meanwhile, thinly slice carrots!. Add carrots to pan as soon as they are sliced!.
2!. Once onion has cooked for 10 minutes, partially cover and reduce heat to medium low!. Simmer turning chicken partway through, until chicken feels springy, about 10 to 15 minutes!. Remove chicken to a heated plate and cover to keep warm!. Stir couscous and green onion into pan juices, cover and turn off heat!. Let stand for 5 minutes (this is enough to cook the couscous)!. Serve chicken on couscous!.
4 servingsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Als rockin chicken
6 chicken thighs or 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
1 large onion cut into thin wedges
4 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp each of cinnamon, ground cumin and nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chicken bouillon or broth
1 cup orange juice
1 tbsp honey
3 carrots
1 cup couscous
4 green onions thickly sliced
1 Remove skin from thighs, if using!. Place onion and garlic in large non stick frying pan!. Sprinkle with seasonings and place chicken on top!. Add bouillon, orange juice and honey, then place over medium high heat!. Cook uncovered, stirring onion occasionally for 10 minutes, turning chicken halfway through!. This will sweeten onion and reduce liquid slightly!. Meanwhile, thinly slice carrots!. Add carrots to pan as soon as they are sliced!.
2!. Once onion has cooked for 10 minutes, partially cover and reduce heat to medium low!. Simmer turning chicken partway through, until chicken feels springy, about 10 to 15 minutes!. Remove chicken to a heated plate and cover to keep warm!. Stir couscous and green onion into pan juices, cover and turn off heat!. Let stand for 5 minutes (this is enough to cook the couscous)!. Serve chicken on couscous!.
4 servingsWww@FoodAQ@Com
OOhhhhh I love cous cous salad!. Here's what I do!.
Add to cooked and cooled cous cous:
- diced cucumber
- diced baby tomatoes
- chopped parsley
- chopped spring onions
- squeeze of lime
- salt and cracked pepper to taste
Then if you want to add that little bit extra, you can crush/mince about a teaspoon of garlic, add it about half a cup of yogurt, mix it up well and add some salt and pepper!. Then mix again and put a big dollop ontop!.
Yuuummmmm!!! (might go home and do that now actually - now that I am thinking of it!)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Add to cooked and cooled cous cous:
- diced cucumber
- diced baby tomatoes
- chopped parsley
- chopped spring onions
- squeeze of lime
- salt and cracked pepper to taste
Then if you want to add that little bit extra, you can crush/mince about a teaspoon of garlic, add it about half a cup of yogurt, mix it up well and add some salt and pepper!. Then mix again and put a big dollop ontop!.
Yuuummmmm!!! (might go home and do that now actually - now that I am thinking of it!)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Jazz it up with a lot of mixed herbs!. Parsley and Basil would be good!.
also, you can mix it with some roasted red peppers or another vegetable to kind of kick it up!.
Simple seasoning goes a long way, try cooking it in chicken, beef or vegetable stock instead of water!. You'll have that nice background flavor that is a little salty and really tasty!. Match it up with whatever your main dish is!. So chicken with chicken, beef with beef, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
also, you can mix it with some roasted red peppers or another vegetable to kind of kick it up!.
Simple seasoning goes a long way, try cooking it in chicken, beef or vegetable stock instead of water!. You'll have that nice background flavor that is a little salty and really tasty!. Match it up with whatever your main dish is!. So chicken with chicken, beef with beef, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Cold couscous as a salad!. Make the couscous, let it get cold!. Then add some olive oil, some diced cucumber, some halved cherry tomatoes, lots of sultanas, a little ground black pepper and a pinch of salt and some shredded basil leaves!. Leave to chill in the fridge before eating!. Ideal as an accompaniment for grilled meats!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I like to add a few spices (like garlic, onion, basil) and some ground turkey and vegetables (like green/red peppers, corn, green beans)!. I've had it with teriyaki sauce and crab meat - that's also good!. Here are a couple of sites with some couscous recipes that even sound better than my ideas:
http://www!.ochef!.com/38!.htm
http://allrecipes!.com/Search/Recipes!.asp!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.ochef!.com/38!.htm
http://allrecipes!.com/Search/Recipes!.asp!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
a really quick and simple way is to saute some ready made curry powder in a spoon of oil until it bubbles slightly mix in dry cous cous and crumbled veg stock cube , pour over the boiling water stir in some butter/marg leave for a few moments !.!.!. fork up!.!.!. delicious, ready in 6mins !Www@FoodAQ@Com
i put a red and yellow pepper, red onion, courgette on a tray, spinkle with olive oil and season, roast for 20 mins, fluff up cous cous as normal and add the veg! NICE xWww@FoodAQ@Com
i love this recipe with couscous - http://allthingsitalianinmt!.wordpress!.co!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try cooking it in broth instead of in water!. You can also add spices and/or vegetables!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
sautee some onions and mushrooms in some garlic and butter!. Mix in with cooked cous cous!. Great stuff!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
cooked it in a stock cube then oven roasted peppers onion and garlic and abit of olive oil Www@FoodAQ@Com
cook with tomato sauce and chick peas and chapped onionWww@FoodAQ@Com
Jazz it up with a lil ****!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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