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Moroccan Couscous
Photo: Lily Banse

Moroccan Couscous

10 ingredients 4 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

488
Calories
38g
Protein
18g
Fat
43g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 box (10 ounces ) quick-cooking couscous
  • 2 ¾ cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp hot pepper paste
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp freshly-ground coriander
  • ¼ tsp freshly-ground cumin
  • Olive oil
  • 4 preserved lemon wedges
  • 2 bay leaves

Directions

1

Combine liquids in a bowl. Set aside.

2

Heat a large pot over medium high heat. Pour some oil into the pot and add couscous. Sauté until couscous is slightly browned.

3

Add liquid mixture and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil , cover, remove from the heat, and set aside, 5 minutes or until couscous is tender and all liquid has been absorbed.

4

Open pot and fluff couscous thoroughly with a fork or chopsticks. Serve immediately with lamb.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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