Moroccan Couscous Pilaf Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saute pan, add the shallots and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the chicken stock, salt and pepper, raise the heat to high and bring the stock to a boil. Off the heat and add the couscous. Cover the pan and let it sit for 10 minutes.
• Add the pignoli nuts and currants to the couscous, stir and serve.
• Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic, salt, and peppercorns in a 16 to 20-quart stockpot with 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Skim the surface as needed. Simmer uncovered for 4 hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander, discarding the chicken and vegetables, and chill. Discard the hardened fat, and then pack the broth in quart containers.

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter on medium-low heat in a small ovenproof pot. Stir in onions, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until onions are translucent (but not browned or caramelized).
• 2. Add cumin, turmeric, cinnamon and rice, and stir well so that the rice is evenly coated with butter. Cook for 1 more minute.
• 3. Stir in stock and dried fruit. Bring to a boil on high heat. Once the stock comes to a boil, cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and let simmer 15 to 18 minutes or until rice is light and fluffy and has absorbed nearly all of the liquid.
• 4. Just before serving, stir in salt, pepper and almonds, and fluff with a fork. Serve immediately while still hot.

Steps:

• Place a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Stir in the cumin, ginger, cloves, cayenne, cardamom, coriander, and allspice; gently toast until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in oil and onion, cook until softened. Stir in the bell pepper, and zucchini; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the raisins, salt, zest, and garbanzos.
• Pour in the chicken broth and orange juice; turn heat to high and bring to a boil. When the mixture is boiling, stir in the couscous and remove from heat; cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and fold in chopped mint.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add carrot, celery stalk, and onion, all finely chopped; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add water; bring to a boil.
• Stir in couscous into vegetable mixture in pan. Remove from heat; cover, and let steam 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Dissolve chicken bouillon cubes in 2 ½ cups water in large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; add carrots and onion.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Boil 15 minutes or until carrots are done.
• Add salt, pepper, and couscous.
• Cook, uncovered, 1 minute.
• Add butter.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Cover and let stand 10 minutes.
• Stir and serve.

Steps:

• Place squash in a vegetable steaming basket over boiling water.
• Cover and steam until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray and set the pan over medium heat.
• Add bell peppers and onions and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Add all seasonings/spices and stir to coat the vegetables.
• Add couscous and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Add boiling water to the pan.
• Cover and set aside for 7 minutes to steam.
• Fluff gently with a fork and add steamed squash, chickpeas and parsley.
• Toss to mix, serve warm.

Steps:

• Pour the vegetable broth into a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Add the butter, apricots, dates and raisins. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the couscous. Cover, and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the cinnamon and toasted almonds, and serve.