Cous cous

[hammerman]

How do you prepare yours. I usually do it with stock but is there anything else i can use.....i'm getting bored of the same stuff.

TIA

[BBWCHATT]

hammerman I haven't tried this out myself - but I bet you could use tomato or V8 juice! And maybe throw in some herbs and spices while you are cooking it too. Can you let me know how it turns out if you do?

[Mortartube]

I make mine with water as per the instructions, I then stir in the juice of a large lemon and chopped fresh coriander to serve with fish, or add roast mediterranean vegetables and chopped fresh chilli which makes a nice accompaniment to homemade kebabs or a tagine.

[naz_nomad]

Usually just with boiling water, just enough to cover the couscous, put a lid on and wait 4 minutes ...

I add all sorts ... sun-dried tomatoes, olives, sultanas, chives ... anything I fancy at the time really ....

I like to make it just plain if I'm having a Chilli, instead of rice - soaks up the juice nicely ...

Damn - I'm hungry now, thanks ... lol

[Athley]

Gino D'Acampo was on Ready Steady Cook today he was making a sweet version of cous cous with apple juice. Sorry I wasn't paying attention properly but I'm pretty sure they put the recipes on their web site at the BBC. Have a look on there :o)

I usually make mine with a veg stock cube, then put in loads of lemon juice, chillies, chopped fresh parsley and black pepper.

[Eve]

Just simmer in butter and chopped garlic and herbs and then boiling water for me :)

Often mix it with cooked mushrooms, pepper and courgette and stuff a roasted pepper with it.

[Cetti]

8-10oz couscous, 2oz pine nuts, toasted, 8 ready to eat apricots snipped, red pepper roasted de-skinned and sliced in strips, grated lemon and juice. Use a couple of Knorr chicken stock cubes instead of water if liked. Lots of chopped Parsley to garnish.

Use with pork chops or chicken breasts...or on it's own. Enough for 2 greedy people or 3 -4 normal ones.

Apologies if you've seen this before, but it's so yummy I had to post it again!

[SizzleSquid]

try quinoa (pronounced qeenoah), which is very similar to cous cou which is actually a form of pasta. it is much lighter, tastier, quicker to prepare and less bland. You can even eat it for brekkie. It is actually a grain which looks and has similar texture to cous cous.

Also try cracked bulgar wheat.

[heathfield]

Hammerman, I can see how you could have become bored with the same old stuff.
I've tried cous-cous - but only once.

[Mooria]

i love Cous Cous, and quite often make a cake from it, which is great for packed lunches. You can make swwet or savory. -
Make the Cous COus up as normal, i use the flavoured cous cous that you can get a supermarkets - the Mediterrian one is best. The Beat two eggs, and mix the beaten egg in the cous cous. Poor into a lined pie dish and bake in the oven until egg is cooked (stick a knife in it, and if comes out clean it is done). Leave to cool and slice. MMMMMMMMM!!!
For the sweet one, use Plain Cous Cous, make as normal and add a couble of tablespoons of Jam, or Lemon Curd of Stewed Fruit. Add the Beaten add and Bake.

[BBWCHATT]

Hammerman - if it isn't too much trouble - and if you have the time - could you please let us know if we gave you what you needed or if we need to keep looking?

Thanks for your help.
BBWCHATT