Red Wine Couscous Recipes

Steps:

• Combine garlic and olive oil in small saucepan with tight-fitting lid. Add red pepper flakes if desired. Cook briefly over medium heat, until garlic becomes fragrant.
• Add couscous to pan. Saute over medium heat until golden brown, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add capers, red wine, and water. Season with salt and pepper to paste.
• Bring mixture to a boil. Cover and remove from heat; let stand 4-5 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the beef broth to a boil. Place the couscous in a medium serving bowl. Pour the boiling broth over the couscous, cover with a lid or plastic wrap and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Finely chop the celery and parsley, then scrape them over the couscous. Sprinkle with oil and vinegar, then stir until well mixed. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let sit 5 minutes, taste and adjust seasoning once more before serving.

Steps:

• Saute the onion in olive oil until it begins to soften, about two minutes; add the couscous, apple juice, beet juice and seasonings; mix well and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a low simmer and cover the pot; steam for about 30-35 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is a bright red.

Steps:

• Place garlic in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes. Drain; set garlic aside.
• Sprinkle chicken with pepper.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken; cook 10 minutes or until browned, turning once.
• Remove chicken from pan.
• Increase heat to high; add wine to pan.
• Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat.
• Stir in garlic, drumsticks, thighs, broth, tomato, and tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add breast halves; cover and cook 30 minutes, turning chicken after 10 minutes. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
• Increase heat to medium-high; add olives and capers to pan.
• Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pan, turning to coat.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• Serve with couscous. Garnish with parsley, if desired.