Couscous Alsatian Style With Sausage Apples And Cranberries Recipes

APRICOT-CRANBERRY ISRAELI COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add Israeli couscous and stir occasionally until lightly browned and toasted, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour over couscous and add orange juice. Stir in apricots, dried cranberries, and ginger. Bring back to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 10 to 11 minutes. Fluff with a fork, garnish with chopped mint, and serve.

JIMMY DEAN SAUSAGE COUSCOUS CROQUETTES

Steps:

• In large saucepan, cook sausage over medium high heat, stirring frequently until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink. Stir in broth, cumin, cayenne and couscous; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
• Stir in parsley and onion; adjust seasonings to taste. Add beaten egg; stir well. Moisten hands with water and mold cooled sausage mixture into 20 small logs. Roll in breadcrumbs.
• To cook: in a wok, Dutch oven or fryer, add oil to a depth of 3 inches; heat to 375 F. Fry 3 or 4 at a time for about 2 minutes; drain on paper towels.

CRANBERRY COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Bring broth and butter to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in the couscous, cranberries and onions. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until broth is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.

CURRY SAUSAGE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Cook pork, onion, nuts, curry powder and garlic in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until pork is no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in water, butter, parsley and salt; heat to boiling. Stir in couscous; remove from heat. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff with fork.

COUSCOUS WITH APPLES, CRANBERRIES AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil on medium-high heat. Add the couscous and cook, stirring occasionally until slightly browned and aromatic, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to12 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. Transfer the cooked couscous to a large bowl; set aside to cool. Add the parsley, rosemary, thyme, apple, dried cranberries and almonds.
• While couscous is cooking, prepare vinaigrette. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, maple syrup, salt and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until smooth. Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous; toss to coat evenly.

ISRAELI COUSCOUS WITH APPLES, CRANBERRIES AND HERBS

Steps:

• For the couscous: In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil on medium-high heat. Add the couscous and cook, stirring occasionally until slightly browned and aromatic, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to12 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. Transfer the cooked couscous to a large bowl and set aside to cool. Add the parsley, rosemary, thyme, apple, dried cranberries, and almonds.
• For the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until smooth. Pour the vinaigrette over the couscous and toss to coat evenly.

ISRAELI COUSCOUS & CHICKEN SAUSAGE SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion and celery; cook and stir until sausage is browned, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in broth, water and pepper flakes; bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Stir in parsley. If desired, sprinkle with cheese.

ALSATIAN CHOUCROUTE

Steps:

• Wash the sauerkraut in cold water, and drain. Wash and drain again, squeezing it to eliminate as much water as possible.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees, and heat the duck fat or oil in a large ovenproof casserole.
• Season the duck legs with salt and freshly ground pepper, and brown them on both sides. Remove the duck legs to a plate, leaving the duck fat that has accumulated in the pan. Add the onions, the garlic, and the carrots, and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until the onions are translucent. Scatter the sauerkraut over the vegetables, and stir to incorporate. Tuck the duck legs into the sauerkraut, then add the juniper berries or gin, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Pour in the white wine and enough chicken broth almost to cover the sauerkraut. Bring to a boil on top of the stove, cover, and remove to the oven to cook for 2 hours, or until the liquid is absorbed by the sauerkraut.
• While the sauerkraut is cooking, cook the potatoes in boiling salted water, and then peel. Sauté the sausages or hot dogs in a hot pan, or boil them for about 5 minutes.
• Take the sauerkraut out of the oven and taste, adjusting the seasoning if necessary. Add the potatoes, sausages or hot dogs, and corned beef to the casserole, and return to the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Remove the corned beef and slice against the grain. Serve on a large platter with piles of sauerkraut, duck legs, sausages, corned beef slices, and potatoes, and with a variety of mustards or mustard sauce and horseradish alongside.
• Put the mustard and the vinegar in a small bowl and stir together. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, and slowly whisk in the oil.
• Just before serving, stir in the shallots, chives, parsley, and, if you like, the pickle.

APPLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the apple juice or cider to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
• Add the apples and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the couscous, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.
• Taste and add 2 more tablespoons of brown sugar, if desired.
• Remove from the heat, cover, and set aside until the couscous is tender and all the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

COUSCOUS ALSATIAN STYLE WITH SAUSAGE, APPLES AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Put about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a 3 quart pot over medium heat. Add couscous and toss to coat. Stir couscous occasionally for a few minutes until it begins to brown. Add cinnamon and ginger and saute another minute. Add chicken stock to pot, about 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and boil about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the couscous is soft. Drain couscous and set aside in a large mixing bowl. While the couscous is cooking, in a large pan brown the pecans over medium heat until they just begin to brown and are fragrant. Stir frequently; nuts burn easily. Just before removing them from the pan add a little olive oil and the cayenne pepper and stir to coat the nuts. Remove from pan to a small bowl. In the same pan, add about 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil and equal amount of butter. Add the onions, season with a bit of salt and pepper, and saute over medium-low heat until soft and translucent, about 5-7 minutes. Add apples to pan, add a bit more salt and pepper over the apples, then stir them into the onions and continue to cook the mixture a few more minutes until the apples are soft. Add the wine, stir, and cook another minute until the wine is mostly absorbed. Add the mixture to the couscous. In the same pan, over medium heat, add the remaining tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the sausage and saute a few minutes until browned. Add to the couscous mixture. Preheat oven to 350. Add the pecans, the cranberries, the thyme and parsley to the couscous mixture and combine. Check seasoning. Butter a casserole dish large enough to hold mixture, put the mixture in the dish and bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes, just so it's heated through.