Couscous

sent by Souad Abdennahi

Ingredients for Couscous :

Vegetables:
4 large tomatoes
2 onions
4 big carrots
1 kg green peas
500 g turnips
500 g courgettes (zucchini)s
500 g pumpkin
500 g chick peas
500 g green cabbage
(You can also take other vegetables such as eggplant, sweet potato, kidney beans, depending on the season)

You will need a couscoussier pan.
Put in the bottom part the meat, onions, tomatoes, parsley and coriander bunch, salt, a piece of ginger, oil and a glass of water. Cook over low heat until the meat turns brown.
Peel the vegetables, wash and cut them in two lengthwise. Add them to the meat. Add one litre of water and start to cook.
Put the semolina in the top compartment. It will be steamed in three steps.
1st step :
Cook for 15 minutes. Take out of the couscoussier and mix it with a glass of water. Separate the grains.
2nd step :
When dry, put it back in the couscoussier and cook it again for 15 minutes. Take it out and add half a glass of oil or salted butter.
3rd step :
Put it back in the couscoussier and cook again for 15 minutes. It is then cooked.
Season the vegetables, meat and broth if needed.
Serve in a large couscous dish. Put the semolina, add the meat, then the vegetables, and finally baste with the broth.
In a bowl on the side, mix a pinch of harissa with some broth and use cautiously.

Thank you for following this recipe !