Vegetable Couscous.
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Vegetable Couscous is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it's fast, it tastes delicious. It's appreciated by millions daily. Vegetable Couscous is something that I've loved my whole life. They're nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook vegetable couscous using 34 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Vegetable Couscous:
- {Prepare of For the stew:.
- {Prepare 1 of large aubergine, cut into 5 cm cubes.
- {Take 2 of medium onions, peeled and quartered.
- {Prepare 1 of swede, peeled and cut into 5 cm cubes.
- {Make ready 4 sticks of celery cut into 5 cm pieces.
- {Take 4 of medium carrots, peeled and cut into 5 cm pieces.
- {Make ready 1 of large leek, sliced into 5 cm pieces.
- {Get 1 of red and 1 green pepper, cut into 5 cm squares.
- {Make ready 4 of tomatoes, quartered.
- {Make ready 150 g of green beans.
- {Take 2 of medium courgettes, sliced 2 cm thick.
- {Take 2 tablespoons of ras el hanout spice mix.
- {Prepare 1 teaspoon of spicy harissa (add more to taste).
- {Get 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- {Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
- {Take 2 of large cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped.
- {Take 2 of chicken or vegetable stock cubes, dissolved in 750 ml of boiling water.
- {Prepare of Olive oil for frying.
- {Prepare of Salt and black pepper.
- {Take of For the couscous:.
- {Take 750 ml of boiling water.
- {Get 500 g of medium couscous.
- {Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
- {Prepare 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- {Get of Optional:.
- {Take 1 of x 400g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed.
- {Take 1 tablespoon of each of chopped fresh coriander, parsley and mint.
- {Prepare of For the spicy sauce:.
- {Prepare 3 of – 4 ladles of broth from the vegetable stew.
- {Take 2 tablespoons of tomato purée.
- {Get 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
- {Get 1 teaspoon of pomegranate molasses.
- {Take 1 tablespoon of harissa, more (or less) if you prefer.
- {Get to taste of Salt.
Instructions to make Vegetable Couscous:
- To make the stew: In a big saucepan, fry the aubergine in a little olive oil until it begins to brown and is almost cooked through. Remove to a dish and place to one side..
- Pour some more olive oil into the pan and add the other vegetables, except for the green beans and the courgettes. Fry over a high heat until they show small patches of colour. Add the stock..
- Add all of the spices and the garlic. Mix well..
- Add the fried aubergine, the green beans and the courgettes, then continue to simmer very gently until the beans and courgettes are tender..
- Make the couscous as per the packet, adding the salt, olive oil (and the chickpeas if using)..
- To make the spicy sauce: Put the 3 – 4 ladles of stock from the vegetables into a saucepan, add the tomato purée, the sugar, the pomegranate syrup and the harissa to taste. Season with salt, simmer for about 5 minutes..
- To serve: Fluff up the couscous with a fork and, if you wish, add the chopped fresh herbs and mix well..
- Spoon some couscous onto each plate, make a well in the centre and ladle on the vegetable stew..
- Add the meat, fish, chicken or sausages if you’re serving them, and pass round the spicy sauce..
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