Couscous

[blunomore]

How do you serve it - apart from just, umm, cooking and dishing out on a plate?

I have also used it in a salad, together with sundried tomatos, pesto, olives and a drop of olive oil.

Your ideas?

Thanks

 

[HypoThesis]

I love it with stew...hate it with everything else.

I'm a health freak...got the biggest grin on my face when I found wholewheat couscous at Woolies the other day.

 

[blunomore]

I'm a health freak...got the biggest grin on my face when I found wholewheat couscous at Woolies the other day.

Hmm.

 

[Bismuth]

Anything with "couscous" in it gets my attention!

I have made a recipe with baked moroccan chicken and couscous before, it didn't turn out to be as dry as I expected.

B

 

[Mila]

I love it with stew...hate it with everything else.

I'm a health freak...got the biggest grin on my face when I found wholewheat couscous at Woolies the other day.

So cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just discovered this, since we are eating the least posible amount off startch.... but i have used it with chicken, when cooking in the oven just before eveything is done i cuck it in and over the chicken (saucy chicken) put the lid on and let it steam....

But have not tried much more. I have seen it being mixed with pepers and stuff.

 

[SlinkyMike]

Red Pepper, hollowed out and grilled till the skin starts to wrinkle and blacken, mix up couscous with whatever you fancy and stuff it in the pepper, dash of tzaziki over the top et viola!

 

[guest2013-1]

So cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just discovered this, since we are eating the least posible amount off startch.... but i have used it with chicken, when cooking in the oven just before eveything is done i cuck it in and over the chicken (saucy chicken) put the lid on and let it steam....

But have not tried much more. I have seen it being mixed with pepers and stuff.

 

[JK8]

Yuck... you guys eat such bland food how do you survive

 

[blunomore]

Yuck... you guys eat such bland food how do you survive

As opposed to rice and roti everyday, hmmm?

 

[Mila]

Now what do you want to puke about??? I meant pour liggies strooi.
The batteries in my keyboard is dying. so i miss a few keys...sorry.

 

[alisiaoh]

i ahve never made it myself.... usually buy the cooked meals from woolies with the couscous.

 

[killadoob]

You and djk sure do love your food, your very similar people almost to similar in your posts and likes

 

[blunomore]

You and djk sure do love your food, your very similar people almost to similar in your posts and likes

I demand a retraction and an apology!

 

[Pooky]

HAHAHA blunomore and DJK are the same person.

 

[DJ...]

I demand a retraction and an apology!

Seconded - killa, there is a line, and you just crossed it man...

JK8 - couscous might seem bland to you, but so are most starches. Same could be said about rice. It's how you cook it and what you serve it with that's important.

Couscous is awesome stuff - I love it. I like harissa lamb chops served with moroccan couscous salad.

Cook some apricots, sultanas, cumin, crushed coriander, chilli, lemon zest briefly, toss into couscous and serve with fresh coriander leaves and drizzled with lemon juice - a dollop of creme fraiche works well too. And cook your couscous with a little chicken stock as well, instead of just water.

You can also use couscous as a crust for meats, but I haven't tried this yet...

 

[blunomore]

Cook some apricots, sultanas, cumin, crushed coriander, chilli, lemon zest briefly, toss into couscous and serve with fresh coriander leaves and drizzled with lemon juice - a dollop of creme fraiche works well too. And cook your couscous with a little chicken stock as well, instead of just water.

Sounds brilliant, wil give that a shot.

 

[DJ...]

You don't really have to cook the fruit though - in fact it's just the spices which really need a little cooking to release their flavour and lose their raw pungency. You could just cook the spices briefly in a dry pan and toss into the couscous afterwards, or use them in the stock instead, which might be better...

 

[EchoZA]

Potjie with Couscous (instead of the boring old rice or pap!) Yummy!!!