Couscous For People Who Hate Couscous Recipes

Steps:

• Once you have chopped your vegetables and ground your spices, place the couscous in a large bowl, and add all of the ground spices.
• Using a vegetable peeler, shave some butter off the block and place in the bowl.
• Bring the chicken stock to a boil, and pour it over the couscous. Don't stir it. Place a plate over the bowl to cover it, and set aside.
• Melt some butter in a frypan with the garlic, and add the celery and onions. Fry until the onion starts to become soft.
• Add a little more butter to the frypan, and add the mushrooms. Fry for about 2 minutes over medium heat until the mushroom is soft.
• Remove the cover from the bowl of couscous, and stir it gently with a fork, being careful not to mash it.
• Add the contents of the frypan, and stir it through gently.
• Season with salt and pepper, if desired, and serve.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the onions and saute for a few minutes, until softened. Add the apricots and couscous, and cook for 2 minutes to toast the couscous. Add 1 1/4 cups water, the beef broth and the salt, and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer the couscous to a serving dish and serve warm.