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Vegetarian Cous Cous~

A few days ago, a dear friend of mine (who has zero cooking skills) but when many other charming attributes, called me. He wanted to make something easy for dinner for his wife and needed a super easy vegetarian dish. Scanning my brain quickly, I came up with a vegetarian Cous Cous meal with roasted bread and a nice bottle of Pinot Grigio to go with it. This is how my friends meal turned out~ His wife was psyched!

Feeds 4

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Cous Cous
  • 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder (you can make your own or buy the powder from your grocery store)
  • Vegetable broth (you can make your own or buy the powder from your grocery store)
  • 2 oz extra virgin Olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
  • 1/2 bunch sliced scallions
  • 1 sliced sweet Vidalia onion
  • 3 ounces sliced shitake mushrooms
  • 3 ounces sliced white mushrooms
  • 2 long green chiles
  • 2 long red chiles
  • 1 loaf of French bread

Making Couse Cous is simple- if you know what you are doing- The ratio for liquid to Cous Cous is 1 to 1 based on volume. (Secret- decrease the liquid by approx 5%, based on volume.

Method

  • Bring vegetable broth to a boil-
  • Add curry powder, salt and pepper to taste to the broth and simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Whisk in the Cous Cous and as soon as the liquid comes to a boil- remove the pot from the fire and cover for about 3 minutes.
  • You want the Cous Cous to be slightly al dente.
  • After approx. 3 minutes or when the Cous Cous is perfect- remove the Cous Cous from the pot and place in a large bowl.
  • Take two forks and fluff the Cous Cous and add the olive oil. You can add a few tablespoons of butter as well, if you are not a Vegan.
  • Place the Cous Cous on a cookie tray and let cool-
  • *Note- this is a very delicate product, so don’t mush it or mash it up.
  • This can be done a few hours before your guests arrive.
  • When you are ready to eat, in a separate sauté pan- sauté the onions and sliced chiles first. Once they are tender, add the sliced mushrooms and cook until tender as well.
  • Right at the end of cooking, add the sliced scallions and add your Cous Cous as well! It only needs 3-4 minutes to get hot-
  • Serve on a nice platter and you can garnish with coriander leaves and sliced scallion.
  • Serve the dish with some hot French bread and enjoy your healthy dish!

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