Moroccan Couscous

Description

This dish is great served with my Lamb Tagine and Cucumber Raita also on this site.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
  • 1 red, green, or yellow bell pepper, cut into 1″ pieces
  • 2 zucchinis, halved lengthwise and cut into 3/4 inch pieces
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • grated zest of one orange
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can low sodium garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 1 ½ cups couscous
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Instructions

  1. Place a large
  2. heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Stir in the cumin
  3. ginger
  4. cloves
  5. cayenne
  6. cardamom
  7. coriander
  8. and allspice; gently toast until fragrant
  9. about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in oil and onion
  10. cook until softened. Stir in the bell pepper
  11. and zucchini; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the raisins
  12. salt
  13. zest
  14. and garbanzos.
  15. Pour in the chicken broth and orange juice; turn heat to high and bring to a boil. When the mixture is boiling
  16. stir in the couscous and remove from heat; cover
  17. and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork
  18. and fold in chopped mint.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 8

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