Couscous 04 – African Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS

1 kg lean lamb meat or 500g lamb, 250g beef and 1/2 chicken

2 onions (minced )

60 g chick peas, soaked over night

2 white turnips, quartered

2 large carrots, sliced

2 tsp olive oil

salt

black pepper

1/4 tsp ground ginger (to taste)

1/4 tsp saffron (to taste)

500 g couscous (or more)

60-120 g raisins

3 zucchini, sliced or 1/4 pumpkin, diced

120 g thick beans

2 tomatoes

2 tblsp minced parsley cayenne or chili pepper

1 tsp paprika

2 tblsp butter

Put meat, onions, chick peas, turnips and carrots in a pan, cover

with water. Add oil and pepper. Season with ginger and saffron to

taste. Boil for about 1 hour. Add salt when chick peas are soft.

Make couscous (follow instructions on the package).

Add raisins, beans zucchini, tomatoes and parsley to the stew and

boil for another 1/2 hour.

Take out one cup of the sauce and stir in cayenne/chili pepper and

paprika powder. Return to Stew.

Category: African Recipes