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Senegalese couscous with beef and vegetable sauce
Photo: Lily Banse

Senegalese couscous with beef and vegetable sauce

16 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 6-8 openrecipes

Millet and corn couscous are becoming more widely available as a gluten-free alternative to wheat couscous. Fonio is a West African grain that is yet to reach the UK, but quinoa is a good substitution.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1248
Calories
52g
Protein
46g
Fat
162g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Quinoa 1 cup cooked (185g) 222
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Millet 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

  • 150g/5½oz millet couscous
  • 150g/5½oz corn couscous
  • 200g/7oz fonio (or quinoa
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 750g/1lb 10oz beef ( topside
  • 100ml/3½fl oz tomato purée
  • 100ml/3½fl oz tomato passata
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 250g/9oz onions
  • 100g/3½oz carrots
  • 100g/3½oz turnips
  • 100g/3½oz sweet potatoes
  • ½ leek
  • 1 celery
  • 1 garlic

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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