Recipe of Gordon Ramsay Basic Couscous

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, basic couscous. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Couscous: Bring the water to a simmer in a small pot over medium heat, then turn off the heat. In a shallow baking dish combine the couscous, salt and olive oil, tossing to coat. Bring water or stock, olive oil or butter, and salt to a boil. Fluff with a fork and serve.

Basic Couscous is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Basic Couscous is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook basic couscous using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Basic Couscous:

1. Prepare 130 g plain couscous
2. Prepare Zest of one lemon
3. Get to taste Salt
4. Make ready to taste Ground black pepper
5. Prepare 60 ml olive oil
6. Make ready 400 ml boiling chicken stock

In a saucepan, combine everything except the coucous; bring to a boil. Couscous is a North African dish made from tiny steamed balls of semolina flour. Though we think of it and cook it as a grain, couscous is actually a type of pasta. It's one of the easiest, fastest, most versatile side dishes you can make.

Steps to make Basic Couscous:

1. In a bowl add all the ingredients with the stock being the last ingredient. Cover with clingfilm and allow the couscous to cook for 10-12 minutes.
2. Remove the clingfilm and using a fork fluff the couscous.
3. Next fresh herbs. Mint, chives, parsley, coriander or any other herb can be added. Chickpeas, sun dried tomatoes and other vegetables can also be added to make a meal. However, I added juice of have a lemon and a tsp of freshly chopped mint leaves.

Though we think of it and cook it as a grain, couscous is actually a type of pasta. It's one of the easiest, fastest, most versatile side dishes you can make. And it's especially wonderful with stews or saucy main dishes. Couscous is amazingly easy to cook. Couscous is the traditional family meal on Fridays in Morocco, and best when made by a Moroccan mom.

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