Lamb Couscous and Company
Time does fly so fast, in 3 weeks time, we'll be flying back to France. After 6 yrs of living high life, it's time for us to pack our stuff and go back to where it started, or like the French would say, à la case départ.
I will definitely miss our life here...
And when we talked about moving out, definitely we will talk about sorting and cleaning. And that's what I did this morning. Cleaning up the kitchen cupboards, throwing away those really expired stuff, yes, I keep the expired stuff specially if it came from Malaysia. You won't see me throwing those precious shrimp paste or soy sauce..
While cleaning up, i saw a box of semolina, 1 can of chickpeas, 1 can of harissa and few cans of chopped tomatoes..dang, what a good combination for couscous..guess what, I managed to find few pieces of lamb neck in the freezer too..add few more veges, here we are..lamb couscous for lunch!
Ingredients for the lamb stew:
Lamb for stewing (about a kilo)
2 large onion, quartered
2 canned chopped tomatoes
2 carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into stick
2 zucchini, halved into lengthwise and cut into stick
2 turnips, cut into wedges
1 green pepper, cut into stick
2 large potatoes, cut into wedges
1 can chickpea, rinsed and drained
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp ras el hanout or garam masala
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil for frying
Heat oil in a heavy pot over moderately high heat, brown lamb in few batches, add onions, stir occasionally until lightly golden. Add tomato paste and spices, stir. Add vegetables (except potatoes, zucchini and chickpeas), then add canned tomatoes. Cover and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes.
Stir in the rest of the veges, let it simmer again for another 2-25 0 minutes. Season.
For the couscous
2 cups of instant semolina
2 cups of water
1 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
Put the semolina in a bowl together with water and salt. Stir and heat it in the microwave about 4 minutes, remove and fluff up the semolina with fork and add butter. Put aside
Spicy harissa sauce
2 tbsp of canned or tube of harissa
2 cups of broth
Pour broth into a small bowl, add harissa and whisking until smooth.
Serving couscous
Pile meats and vegetables over couscous. Serve broth and harissa sauce on the side.
I will definitely miss our life here...
And when we talked about moving out, definitely we will talk about sorting and cleaning. And that's what I did this morning. Cleaning up the kitchen cupboards, throwing away those really expired stuff, yes, I keep the expired stuff specially if it came from Malaysia. You won't see me throwing those precious shrimp paste or soy sauce..
While cleaning up, i saw a box of semolina, 1 can of chickpeas, 1 can of harissa and few cans of chopped tomatoes..dang, what a good combination for couscous..guess what, I managed to find few pieces of lamb neck in the freezer too..add few more veges, here we are..lamb couscous for lunch!
Lamb Couscous
Ingredients for the lamb stew:
Lamb for stewing (about a kilo)
2 large onion, quartered
2 canned chopped tomatoes
2 carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into stick
2 zucchini, halved into lengthwise and cut into stick
2 turnips, cut into wedges
1 green pepper, cut into stick
2 large potatoes, cut into wedges
1 can chickpea, rinsed and drained
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp ras el hanout or garam masala
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil for frying
Heat oil in a heavy pot over moderately high heat, brown lamb in few batches, add onions, stir occasionally until lightly golden. Add tomato paste and spices, stir. Add vegetables (except potatoes, zucchini and chickpeas), then add canned tomatoes. Cover and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes.
Stir in the rest of the veges, let it simmer again for another 2-25 0 minutes. Season.
For the couscous
2 cups of instant semolina
2 cups of water
1 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
Put the semolina in a bowl together with water and salt. Stir and heat it in the microwave about 4 minutes, remove and fluff up the semolina with fork and add butter. Put aside
Spicy harissa sauce
2 tbsp of canned or tube of harissa
2 cups of broth
Pour broth into a small bowl, add harissa and whisking until smooth.
Serving couscous
Pile meats and vegetables over couscous. Serve broth and harissa sauce on the side.
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