Marian Burross Couscous Recipes

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS

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.

MARIAN BURROS'S COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Following package directions for the amount of water to use, bring water to boil in covered pot.
• Stir in couscous; remove from heat; cover and let sit 3 to 5 minutes, until water is absorbed.

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions, cinnamon, cumin and turmeric. Saute until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the turnips and saute for 5 minutes. Deglaze with the chicken stock. Add the chickpeas, apricots, figs, red bell pepper, squash and zucchini. Stir and let simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Discard the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Put the couscous in a large bowl. Boil 2 1/2 cups water and pour over the couscous. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork.
• Add 1/2 cup couscous to a bowl and ladle on some stew. Garnish with some pistachios and cilantro.

COUSCOUS WITH APRICOTS

Steps:

• Cut up apricots coarsely and combine with water. Follow package directions for proper amount of water.
• Add lemon juice and butter, stir and cover. Bring water to boil.
• When water boils stir in couscous and continue stirring until water boils again.
• Remove pot from heat, cover and allow to sit 2 or 3 minutes, until water is completely absorbed and couscous is tender.

MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Bring stock to boil in covered pot. Add couscous, remove from heat and allow to sit for five minutes, until liquid has been absorbed.
• Whisk oil, vinegar, mustard and garlic in a serving bowl. Add orange zest, jalapenos, olives and capers, and mix well. Stir in the red pepper, zucchini, onion and fennel, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the couscous.
• If not serving immediately, refrigerate without the tomatoes. No more than 30 minutes before serving, cut up the tomatoes and stir in.

COUSCOUS WITH VEGETABLES AND SALSA

Steps:

• Wash squash; cut in eighths.
• Peel potatoes and cut into large chunks. Steam squash and potatoes in steamer for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove tough stems from whole broccoli; cut whole broccoli or florets into bite-size pieces and add to squash and potatoes, and cook until tender.
• Mince garlic; mince jalapeno.
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet, and quickly saute garlic and jalapeno with cumin, coriander, fennel, cinnamon and cloves.
• Stir in tomato puree, crushed tomatoes, sugar, soy sauce and pepper, and simmer while the rest of the meal is prepared.
• Bring water to boil and cook couscous according to package directions.
• When vegetables are tender, drain; remove skin from squash and cut into bite-size pieces.
• When couscous is cooked, arrange in shallow serving bowl; top with vegetables and spoon the tomato salsa over the top. Serve with bread.

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS WITH RHUBARB

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in apricots and rhubarb. Cook for 2 more minutes.
• Mix in couscous, chicken stock, salt, cumin, ginger, cardamom, allspice, cinnamon, cayenne, and cloves - mixture will be thick. Stir and bring to a boil. Cover and remove from heat.
• Let sit for 10 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.

MARIAN BURROS'S BROCCOLI PUREE

Steps:

• Wash the broccoli and cut off about one inch from stem end. Cut the remaining tough stem from the broccoli flowerettes. Cut stems into one-and-one-half-inch or two-inch pieces and cook in boiling water for five minutes. Add the flowerettes and cook another five to seven minutes, until they are firm but tender. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking process.
• Puree the broccoli with the milk and butter in a food processor or blender in several batches. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and return to heat, cooking slowly until all liquid has evaporated.

MARIAN BURROS'S RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Slice five center slices from each cabbage, one-quarter- to one-half-inch thick. Saute in hot butter about three minutes, until barely soft, so cabbage slices keep their shape.
• Stir in preserves and wine to glaze cabbage.