Couscous Royal

Name: Couscous Royal
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 500g couscous; 600g lamb shoulder, cubed; 4 merguez sausages; 2 each carrots, courgettes, turnips; 400g tinned chickpeas; 1 tsp each ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin

Morocco

Couscous is the national dish of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and has been made in North Africa for 800 years.

The grandest version of Morocco's national dish — fluffy steamed couscous above fragrant lamb, chicken, merguez and vegetables. A Friday celebration.

Prep

30 mins

Cook

1 hr 30 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

420 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gcouscous

600glamb shoulder, cubed

4merguez sausages

2 eachcarrots, courgettes, turnips

400gtinned chickpeas

1 tsp eachginger, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin

Method

Brown lamb and simmer with spices and vegetables.

Steam couscous in a couscoussier over the broth for 20 minutes.

Remove, break up with oil and water, steam again 15 minutes.

Grill merguez separately until charred.

Mound couscous and arrange meat and vegetables over.

Chef's Tip

Double steaming couscous above the broth gives incomparably light fluffy texture.

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