Moroccan Couscous with vegetables

Morrocan Couscous with vegetables

Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Servings 6 People

Place your couscous in a large dish
Add 1 TBSP of olive oil
Rub the couscous in your hands to make it even
Pour in one bowl of water
Let it to absorb for about 10 mn
Put the couscous in the upper pot of your steamer (it has to be a deep one like this)
Pour water in the second pot at a little more than half of the pot's size
Place on the stove and let it steam for 25mn
After 25mn, take the couscous out of the pot and place it in the large dish used earlier
Mix it with a large spoon to let it breathe
Take one bowl of water mixed with 1 tsp of salt
Pour the water on the couscous and mix
Let the couscous absorb the water for another 10 to 15mn
Rub the couscous again in your hands to remove any lumps
Place the couscous back in the steamer on the stove for another 20mn
After 20 mn, take it out again place it in the large dish
add 1TBSP of olive oil
Rub in your hands again to remove any lumps
Your couscous semolina is ready! Now on to the sauce

Preparing all ingredients makes it so easier so let's start!
Remove the skin of your carrots, cut them in half in their length then cut open each half
Remove the heart of the carrot with a knife (optional step)
Remove the skin of Turnip and cut them in big quarter
Remove the skin of the Zuchini - I stripe it by removing every other line so It stays green - I also remove the heart (optional step)
Chop the onion in small quarter
Chop the Flat parsley and Cilantro/Coriander
Cut the ring bell pepper in large quarter and remove the seeds from the inside
In a bowl, add 1/2 TSP of black pepper, 1/2 TSP of white pepper, 1TSP of Tumeric, 1 TSP of Ginger, 1TSP of salt
Pour peas in a bowl and let it defreeze at normal temperature (it is fine if it is still frozen by the time you need to pour it in the sauce
Grate the two tomatos to form a paste and add one TSP of flat parsley and coriander - set it aside as it will be used as one of the last step

Pour 1 1/2 TBSP of olive oil in the pot
Place the meat and stir for 5mn
Add the chopped onions and stir for another 5mn
Add the spices in (Ginger, tumeric, Salt and the peppers) and mix - let the spice be absord by the meat for another 3 to 5mn (it shouldn't burn so keep stirring if needed)
Add the carrots and turnips
Pour boiled water over it all to cover slightly the ingredients in the pot
Let it cook for about 20 to 25 mn -
Half way - add the ring pepper, the zuchini and the peas
Let it cook for another 20 to 25mn
Add the tomatos paste prepared with the herbs into the mixture
cook it until the meat is tender and add salt if needed