What to do with cous cous?

rosie383

iammumtoone wrote: »

Does it taste any different? I think I would be sneaking packet or quick cook into the house and casually disposing of the other stuff gram for gram. Yes I know no one should deceive their OH but sometimes needs must :rotfl:

Unfortunately it is much finer than the packet stuff from here, so, yes, it would be noticed! And it does taste different. So much softer. I am not above a bit of subterfuge, but can't get away with this one!

GLM71093

Roast some veggies (i like peppers, onions, mushrooms with mine), mix them with the cous cous and and a few spoons of salsa.
Not the tastiest of sides, but still nicer than cous cous alone.

[Deleted User]

I eat a lot of this stuff which is really nice, but I'm still looking for a recipe to make the plain stuff palatable.

jackyann

Not really a recipe, but I make up with stock, and although I use the stuff from the blue packet, I do steam (2 x 5 mins) & rake with a fork. I always add butter or oil (1 tablespoon / 100g) and a squeeze of lemon or lime.
I then add whatever is around - as in all the ideas above.

Primrose

Dreadful stuff!
Tip it out on the bird table !

helcat26

Cous Cous itself is grim if you do not add lot to it
I boil it in chicken stock and add lemon juice, sauted onions and garlic, toasted pine nuts, and chopped coriander and parsley to it.
Or you could eat the other stuff without the cou cous!


To be fair it goes well with a spiced lamb shank

kerri_gt

Primrose wrote: »

Dreadful stuff!
Tip it out on the bird table !

Haha! tempting - but I'm getting through it ...slowly

helcat26 wrote: »

Cous Cous itself is grim if you do not add lot to it
I boil it in chicken stock and add lemon juice, sauted onions and garlic, toasted pine nuts, and chopped coriander and parsley to it.
Or you could eat the other stuff without the cou cous!


To be fair it goes well with a spiced lamb shank

I'm finding it better more overcooked with stock - tempting to eat the other stuff without the cous cous, except the coriander, my nemesis of herbs - can taste it a mile off (though I did make carrot and coriander soup once...no idea what possessed me :rotfl:)

[Deleted User]

I'm going to try this on Saturday, hopefully the Harissa will lift it a bit.

kerri_gt

jack_pott wrote: »

I'm going to try this on Saturday, hopefully the Harissa will lift it a bit.

I remember being on holiday in Tunisa (a long time ago) - the hotel restaurant had big bowls of harissa on the buffet - one little boy thought it was ketchup and dipped his chips in it - he's prob been put off 'ketchup' for life now :eek:

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Last Sunday I made couscous with ground cumin, ground coriander, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. It was hot, but completely bland and tasteless.

There was harissa in the tagine I had with it, but it was completely spoiled because the cayenne in the couscous made it hot enough to drown out the flavour.