Chicken couscous with vegetables

Every Friday the Couscous en Morocco, the family gets together and they all eat together around the same plate. Although it can be accompanied by the famous peppermint tea, the most cuisine is to accompany it with a good glass of lben (is pronounced "elben«), Which is somewhat similar to milk but thicker and with a slightly bitter taste.

This has been my couscous on Friday that was not more than 4 people and, therefore, requires less preparation time. If you do not have couscous you can do the Couscous steam on the one hand and, on the other hand, boil the vegetables.

Preparation time: 40 min. approx.

Degree of difficulty: entertaining but easy

Ingredients for 4 people:

• Half bowl of Couscous

• 1 piece of chicken (it can be the part you like the most)

• 2 courgettes big

• 2 carrots large (or 4 small, which was my case)

• 1 potato great

• 1 turnip

• 1 onion

• 2 tomatoes

• 1 piece of pumpkin

• Sal Island to taste

• 1 teaspoon of pepper

• Half a teaspoon of turmeric (or an envelope of food coloring, as you prefer)

• 1 pinch of ginger

• Olive oil

• A piece of butter

Preparation:

In the pot below the couscous put some olive oil and, when hot, add the onion cut into julienne strips and simmer. When it's almost ready add the tomatoes diced. Once the tomatoes are scrapped, add the chicken and cook it until it turns color, then add 1 liter of water, the shawl, pepper, turmeric and ginger. Mix everything well.

When the water begins to boil, add the courgettes cut into quarters, the turnip cut in half, the carrots in quarters, the potatoes in cubes and the piece of pumpkin as is (couscous always has vegetables cut into large pieces). Place the pot on top of the couscous maker and we are going to prepare the Couscous.

* Note: If you use precooked couscous You can skip these steps and follow the manufacturer's directions.

put the Couscous in a container, add a squirt of olive oil and mix well with your hands so that all the grains are separated. Then add little by little almost half a glass of water and go mixing with your hands. When you finish, place the couscous in the pot on the top of the couscous and make small holes in it so that the steam can pass through. Cover and let it cook for about 10 minutes.

Once the 10 minutes have passed, take the top pot from the couscous and put the Couscous under the stream of cold water. As the pot has holes, the water will flow through and cool the couscous. Put it back in the container from before, add shawl to taste, a piece of butter (o olive oil if you prefer) and mix again with your hands, separating each grain of couscous. Put it back in the pot on top of the couscous maker and make the holes for the steam to pass through. Cover and leave for another 10 minutes.

After those 10 minutes you already have your chicken couscous with vegetables ready to enjoy.

When serving ...

put the Couscous on a large plate and leave a hole in the center. In that hole place the chicken and, around, the vegetables alternating colors.

Recipe suggestions:

If you wish you can also add a handful of chickpeas or a with cut into quarters.

Frequent question: Can I use a vegetable or chicken broth instead of water?

It is traditionally made with water. Notice the shape of the couscous, there are two pots, one on top of the other. In the one below the vegetables and chicken while in the one above the Couscous with the rising steam. You are actually cooking couscous with a vegetable and chicken broth, But home. Still, if you prefer, you can use it.

The best…

• If you have leftover Couscous you can make one salad with the. You can try to let your imagination fly or make a taboule salad, also typical of Morocco. If you prefer you can freeze Maybe another time.

• If you have leftovers vegetables you can make a mash with them or cut them into smaller pieces and serve as a side for some chicken steaks or fish, For example.

• If you have leftover hot to boil the vegetables and chicken you can keep it in a bottle and go using it in your meals, instead of the bouillon tablets. Another option is to make ice cubes with it and add an ice cube to your meals.

• En Morocco, when leftover Couscous, is taken as dessert mixing it with lben. The sweetest ones add a bit of sugar o cinnamon powdered.

Bon Appetite! Enjoy the recipeHave a good weekend and, if you have any questions, leave a comment and I will answer you right away.

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