26 couscous ups Recipes

oil - i used groundnut, boneless lamb , cut into bite size cubes. i used a piece of boned & rolled shoulder, which i unrolled and cut up. you can use ready-diced lamb meat if you prefer., more oil, onions, halved and thinly sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, chopped root ginger, i cheated and used english provender s very lazy ready chopped garlic, and also their ready chopped ginger - both lifesavers when you re out of the fresh article or just can tsp be bothered chopping), fresh red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped, saffron, heaped tsp ground coriander, heaped tsp ground cumin, level tsp ground cinnamon, heaped tsp mild paprika, level tsp salt, dates, stoned and sliced (* i used dried apricots as dates are too sugary for my diabetes. i soaked the apricots for 15 -20 minutes first), lamb stock (*i used the trimmings from the meat plus 2 stock cubes to make a couple of pints of quick stock), couscous to serve , cooked according to pack instructions, fresh coriander, chopped, pistachio nuts, chopped, seeds of 1 small pomegranate, a handful of sultanas )

boneless skinless chicken thighs , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, stewed tomatoes, cut up, cubed peeled butternut squash, green peppers , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, onion, sliced and separated into rings, water, salt, ground cumin, ground coriander, pepper, minced fresh parsley, hot cooked couscous , optional

tomato juice, instant couscous, olive oil (or up to 1/4 cup), chickpeas, canned, tomatoes, diced, cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced (about 1 small), garlic, finely chopped, shallots, finely chopped (about 1 bulb), lemon , zest of, lemon juice (litre whole lemon), mint leaves , tightly packed and finely chopped (or to taste), salt, black pepper , to taste, tabasco sauce (your favorite ) or cayenne (your favorite) or hot sauce (your favorite)

red, green or yellow bell peppers, tops sliced off and chopped up, leftover rice or couscous, leftover chopped turkey, dried basil, fresh chopped parsley, chicken stock, scallions, chopped