Couscous. Couscous is the traditional family meal on Fridays in Morocco, and best when made by a Moroccan mom. When I was living there, my roommates and I would wait all week for Couscous Friday, so naturally when I returned to the States, I had major withdrawals from it. When looking for a weeknight meal, opt for couscous, a quick-cooking grain.

Most consider couscous a grain, but that isn't exactly accurate. Durum wheat is the natural species of wheat from which semolina flour is. Couscous is a tiny pasta made of wheat or barley. You can cook Couscous using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Couscous

Prepare 4 of pilons de poulet.
Prepare 8 of boulettes de viandes.
Prepare of Huile d'olive.
You need 1 boîte of concentré de tomates.
Prepare 2 of c.à.s d'épices à couscous.
You need 1 of c.à.c de harissa.
Prepare 1 of cube de bouillon de boeuf.
It's 2 of tomates.
It's 4 of navets.
It's 4 of carottes.
Prepare 2 of courgettes.
You need 250 g of pois chiches.

Although couscous was traditionally hand-rolled, these days it's made by machine: Coarsely-ground durum wheat (semolina) is moistened and tossed with fine wheat flour until it forms tiny, round balls. Most of the couscous available in North America is "instant" or quick-cooking. In Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, couscous is steamed over a. Couscous is amazingly easy to cook.

Couscous step by step

Lavez et épluchez les carottes, les navets, les tomates et coupez-les en cubes..
Dans un autocuiseur ou une casserole, versez l'huile d'olive et faites-y dorer les pilons de poulet. Versez ensuite 1 litre d'eau et ajoutez le cube de bouillon de boeuf, le concentré de tomate, les tomates, les navets, les carottes, les épices à couscous et l'harissa..
Fermez votre autocuiseur et laissez cuire 25 mn..
Lavez et coupez les courgettes en cubes et égouttez les pois chiches..
Ouvrez votre autocuiseur et rajoutez les courgettes, les pois chiches et remettez au feu environ 15 mn.
Faites cuire vos merguez sur un grill ou à la poêle, et vos boulettes de viandes..
Servez accompagné d'une semoule fine..

Couscous is a North African staple sold in refined and whole-wheat varieties. The tiny balls of pasta can provide fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals. The word couscous is derived from Arabic, but the dish is typically considered part of North African cuisine which includes Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Still, it also plays a large role in Middle Eastern dishes. Couscous (or 'cuscuz' in Northeast Brazil) is a breakfast main dish eaten with some sort of protein such as butter, cheese, fried eggs or jerked beef in its salty version, or coconut and coconut milk in its sweet version.