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Cous-cous SOS
Can I impose upon the forum to offer me some straight forward ideas to make my cous cous interesting and tasty.
Just done some with coriander, garlic and chilli and sultanas. Still it seemed to be bland. Admittedly I did it with plain boiling water and not a stock. Cheers folks.
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go for stock, definitely stock lol!
stuffed peppers are nice made wi cous cous! |
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Cous cous needs a more meaty stock to it to bring it out of it's awful dry blandness. I use a Kallo stock cube. Only brand I trust. Although I could make my own vegetable stock if I wanted to.
I use it instead of rice for chilli. It tastes superb. Sometimes I mix a little Argan oil in with it. |
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I think you have answered your own question really - try using a vegetable stock instead of plain water.
My favourite recipe is this:- http://www.filippoberio.co.uk/upload...VEGETABLES.pdf It is very delish
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I think you have answered your own question really - try using a vegetable stock instead of plain water.
My favourite recipe is this:- http://www.filippoberio.co.uk/upload...VEGETABLES.pdf It is very delish ![]() |
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For me, a generous sprinkle of Season All does the trick, although I will have cooked it in chicken or veg stock first.
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general consensus then, cous-cous is crap to meat eaters
![]() good to hear i'm not alone ![]() seriously though, why eat it if its so bland? i just dont. |
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Put it out for the birds and go cook some proper food!
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general consensus then, cous-cous is crap to meat eaters
![]() good to hear i'm not alone ![]() seriously though, why eat it if its so bland? i just dont. |
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general consensus then, cous-cous is crap to meat eaters
![]() good to hear i'm not alone ![]() seriously though, why eat it if its so bland? i just dont. |
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I often stir in a spoon or two of Pataks curry paste, whatever we have to hand, flavours and gives a bit more moisture, especially if you're having it with a "dry" main course, such as chops, steaks, chicken breast.
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I like a bit of olive oil and lemon juice in mine.
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I use this recipe quite a lot - particularly in the summer months when we have BBQs - delicious!
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4...couscous-salad Last edited by shazzyfizz : 25-02-2009 at 18:51. Reason: oops forgot the link! |
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general consensus then, cous-cous is crap to meat eaters
![]() good to hear i'm not alone ![]() seriously though, why eat it if its so bland? i just dont. Cous-cous itself is bland. As someone else nentioned you wouldn't eat pasta or rice all on it's own. Cous-cous is no different. It just needs plenty of flavours added and accompanies a nice tagine very nicely. |
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I use this recipe quite a lot - particularly in the summer months when we have BBQs - delicious!
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4...couscous-salad
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I sometimes add a bit of Tabasco to jazz it up if the stock and seasoning is not enough. Depending on what else is going with it I usually add herbs and toasted pine nuts. I've also had it with pomegranate seeds in which you can serve with roasted veg or grilled chicken.
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I love the taste of cous-cous, i only add a blob of butter
![]() It goes extremely well with tagine as mentioned, or with roasted veg and greek yoghurt mmm. |
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Cook in stock, then add roast vegetables, peppers, all colours, aubergines, red onions and garlic , chopped into small pieces before roasting, add crumbled goats cheese. Delicious with steak or a barbecue.
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