What exciting things can I do with couscous?

pandas66

pandas66 wrote: »

I regrouted the tiles in the bathroom with some I had left over. Its the dogs..........

I'm so ashamed of this post as this very week I did myself some with a chicken stock cube, a few shakes of herbs with a mix of frozen veg, chopped apricots and raisons....:D

it was really nice:o:o

:rotfl:


it was dead easy to do, the boys had frozen chips and :rotfl::rotfl: they looked at mine enviously:rotfl:

charlysez

Give this a chance before you run for a bucket, its lovely!!

Cous cous cake
4oz plain cous cous made up with boiling water. add 2 eggs and 3tbsp of lemon curd mix it all together. place in flan dish and cook for 20mins or 5mins in microwave (use a suitable dish ofcourse) when cooled mix 4oz quark with 1 or 2 tbsps of lemon curd and spread over the top.. tadah, cheesecake.

jcr16

ok hate to admit to this , but i found a open box of cous cous about 2 years out of date:eek:. We prob would of eaten it had it been sealed but open i not too keen.

Is there anything i can do with it apart from throw ? i was thinking maybe pouring the boiling water on , letting it swell up and put it out for birds , Would they eat it ? , can they eat it ? or should i just throw?

carolinosourus

TBH I'd eat it... You need to be careful re the birds, if it dries out then it'll lose all the liquid and if they then eat it, it'll be like they're eating uncooked rice which will kill them.

Bunny82

I'd eat it too! As long as it didn't smell/look mouldy or have and bugs in, that is. :rolleyes:

Feeding it to the birds should be fine as long as you give it sparingly and it's cooked well. Couscous on its own isn't that nutritious (unless it's whole wheat) so I'd mix it with some lard or suet to give them a bit more energy.

Oh, and if it is off don't give it to the birdies!

oystercatcher

I'd eat it if it's been kept dry it should be fine

floyd

Smell it first, old cous cous can have a rancid smell like old oil and it is impossible to disguise the flavour

skaps

Hi i have lots of couscous and wanted some cheap and exciting recipes

Linda32

Well, here cous cous is what we have with something else, not a main component, for example chicken/fish and cous cous. I guess you could mix it with various veggies, like mushrooms/peppers/peas and sweetcorn - although I tend to mix that with brown rice, which I could happily live on

I'm sure someone will come along soon with better suggestions.

zippychick

Hi Skaps!:wave:

I use this method, and throw in what ever i have. Nuts, seeds, lemon juice, chilli peri peri, dried fruit, any veg, grapes or bits of fruit, what ever. Seeds toasted. Always delicious. Doesnt even need meat, or you could use tuna or prawns or anything! Mabe treat it the same way you would rice?

There is a whole thread - exciting things to do with couscous, so I'll add this one to that one later. Do have a read at the suggestions there too. It's such a versatile food delicious hot or cold.

Thanks
Zip