Recipes

Couscous

One of many ways of fixing this delicious north-African dish. Almost all meat and vegetable items are optional.

quantity	ingredient	instructions
	chick-peas	if necessary, put to soak the evening before
>~1kg	lamb shoulder	Cut in pieces. Brown lightly in oil and butter and transfer to couscoussier.
	large onionchicken pieces	Brown lightly in oil and butter and transfer to couscoussier.
1	large onion	Brown lightly in meat juices and butter and transfer to couscoussier.
		Choose any or all of the following vegetables
2	large carrots	Peel and cut into pieces
4	med. turnips	Peel and quarter
?	bell peppers	Empty and slice
1	med. eggplant	Peel and cut into pieces
		Add all vegetables to couscoussier.
	water	Add to almost cover meat and vegetables
3	large garlic cloves	Add
2	med. bay leaves	Add
1 Tbsp	couscous spice (ras-el-hanout)	Add
1/2 Tbsp	ground cumin	Add
?	cayenne	Up to you
		Cook slowly about 1-2 hours.
	---	At some point...
semoule (couscous)		Prepare it according to instructions on package
	---
2	med. zucchini	Peel and slice
100-150g	raisins
	---	About 10 minutes before end of cooking time, add zucchini and raisins
	---	Option:
1 kg	ground beef	Make meat balls from ground beef and eggs, rolled in flour and fried. Serve on side.
1	garlic clove
2	eggs
	merguez (spicy sausages)	Fry and serve on side.