Couscous or couscousi or sicsou is a very old North African meal. Couscous is made from wheat or corn flour in the form of small granules, and eaten with spoons or by hand. Cook with steam and add meat, vegetables, green beans, milk, butter and fine sugar according to tastes and occasions.
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Ingredients and method of preparation :
- Lamb meat: 1 kilo (cut into medium-sized pieces)
- Couscous: half a kilo
- Onions: 2 tablets (sliced)
- Tomato: 2 tablets (cut into cubes)
- Parsley: a bunch
- Carrots: half a kilo (cut into large pieces)
- Turnip: half a kilo
- Cabbage: a quarter of a grain (small)
- Zucchini: 4 pieces
- Pumpkin: half a kilo
- Hummus: can (boiled and drained)
- Hot red pepper: 2 pods (optional)
- Olive oil: half a cup
- Salt: a teaspoon
- Black pepper: a teaspoon
- Ginger powder: 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric: a teaspoon
- Saffron: 1/4 teaspoon (dissolved in water, optional)
- Water: 4 cups (boiled)
- Onions: 3 grains (sliced, steak amounts)
- Butter: a tablespoon (or vegetable oil, the amounts of the spread)
- Raisins: half a cup (washed and soaked in cold water for a quarter of an hour, the amounts of the mixture)
- Black pepper: a quarter of a teaspoon.
- Salt: half a teaspoon
- Ginger: half a teaspoon
- Cinnamon: half a teaspoon
- Sugar: a quarter of a teaspoon (taffy amounts)
How to prepare :
Fry the onions in the oil, then add the meat and spices, stir well, add the tomatoes, then the boiling water, cover the pot for 1/2 hour, then add the carrots, turnips and cabbage.
At the same time, we prepare the couscous by sprinkling two cups of cold water and mixing, then pour a quarter cup of olive oil.
After the steam rises from the couscous pot, add the couscous and let it evaporate for 1/4 hour.
Lift the pot from the fire, sprinkle the couscous with two cups of cold water, a teaspoon of salt, and a tablespoon of olive oil, and add the rest of the vegetables in the pot, then the couscous and let it evaporate for another quarter of an hour.
Meanwhile, we prepare the dumplings: fry the onions in oil, butter, or a mixture of them, then add the spices and leave the onions over a low heat for 1/4 hour. Then add the raisins and continue to stir until the onion becomes golden, and the couscous is served in a large dish with the addition of meat sauce, vegetables and onions.