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Tunisian couscous

Name: Tunisian couscous
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: Française
Ingredients: 300 g of couscous semolina; 750g of lamb meat; 4 zucchinis (about 500 g); 3 carrots; 500 g of green beans; 5 to 6 tablespoons of olive oil; Cumin; Salt, pepper

The Tunisian-style couscous recipe, a typical dish of the Maghreb.

Guillaume | 02/05/2017 311 vues

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20 min

Prep time

60 min

Cook time

Servings

Medium

Difficulty

1h20

Total time

Cocotte

Cooking method

Ingredients

300 g of couscous semolina
750g of lamb meat
4 zucchinis (about 500 g)
3 carrots
500 g of green beans
5 to 6 tablespoons of olive oil
Cumin
Salt, pepper

Instructions

1

Peel the zucchini, remove the strings from the green beans
2

Cook these vegetables in water or steam
3

Once cooked, let them drain in a colander
4

Cook the semolina (see instructions on the packet), salt it
5

Mash the vegetables roughly with a fork (not a blender) until you get a fairly coarse courgettes-green beans puree
6

Add the olive oil to this mixture, and incorporate everything, with the cooked semolina
7

Season with cumin according to taste
8

Don't hesitate (some also add cinnamon)
9

It is best served warm
10

Place the cumin next to the guests so they can add more to their plates as desired.