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How To Make Couscous

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How To Make Couscous
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Couscous Recipe. Moroccan style couscous to serve as either a main meal or as an accompaniment. Enjoy our Couscous recipe. Enlarge Couscous Recipe. Moroccan style couscous to serve as either a main meal or as an accompaniment. Enjoy our Couscous recipe.
Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
5 minutes
Cooking Time:
50 minutes
Total Time:
55 minutes

Step 1: Boil the water

  • 1 kg wheat semolina
  • 500-750 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp flour
  • 250 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 large bowls
  • 1 mixing spoon
  • 1 tamis or a large holed sieve
  • 1 steamer
  • 1 fork

Step 2: Prepare the semolina

In the bowl, very gently mix the semolina, salt and flour with 250ml of water.

Step 3: Pass it through the tamis or sieve

When it is mixed thoroughly pass the mixture through the tamis or sieve.

Step 4: Steam

Place it in the steamer for half an hour.

Step 5: Break the mixture up

Remove the steamed semolina. Place it into another bowl and break it up with a fork to make it fluffy.

Step 6: Add oil and water

Add the oil and about 500ml of water. This should be enough to give a wet texture to the mixture, if necessary, add more water until the required texture is gained. Mix well and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Step 7: Finish cooking the semolina

Return the semolina to the steamer for another 20 minutes to finish cooking it.

Step 8: Serve

Serve hot as a delightful accompaniment to several Moroccan and Middle Eastern dishes. Couscous can be made in advance, so if you prefer, just reheat it in the steamer the next day for an enjoyable compliment to your meal.
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  1. tiur

    Hello, Thank you for the information on how to cook coussous. Can you help with the fish recipe to complement the couscous. as in the film couscous. It looks delicious. and rfemind me at the "Arsik fish" from batak, Indonesia. Thank you Tiur

  2. asmae

    thank you that look so easy but moroccan way you have to simmer it 3 time ,but i like this one too.

  3. anaa

    Thank you!

  4. intercook

    Okay...but I am confused...Is this the same couscous used in salads??

  5. Anonymous

    Try it! It is not as easy as they make it look, especially the "pass it through the sieve" bit. And it is very messy.

  6. Anonymous

    I love couscous!

  7. Anonymous

    lol,, haha,, thats not moroccan style, it litteraly takes all day to make it,, but that way is still good i guess!lol!

  8. Anonymous

    I am so happy that couscous is so easy to make!.....My baby loves couscous, as do I.....hopefully my partner will like homemade couscous, because he does like shop bought lol

  9. Anonymous

    wow. that seems pretty easy provide i have the tools. thank you. i will definitely try that one day, but tonight i will stick with my instant couscous:)