Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Ultimate Vegetable Couscous

Vegetable Couscous.

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a special dish, vegetable couscous. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Vegetable Couscous is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes delicious. They're fine and they look fantastic. Vegetable Couscous is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegetable couscous using 34 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Vegetable Couscous:

1. {Take of For the stew:.
2. {Take 1 of large aubergine, cut into 5 cm cubes.
3. {Prepare 2 of medium onions, peeled and quartered.
4. {Take 1 of swede, peeled and cut into 5 cm cubes.
5. {Take 4 sticks of celery cut into 5 cm pieces.
6. {Make ready 4 of medium carrots, peeled and cut into 5 cm pieces.
7. {Get 1 of large leek, sliced into 5 cm pieces.
8. {Prepare 1 of red and 1 green pepper, cut into 5 cm squares.
9. {Take 4 of tomatoes, quartered.
10. {Make ready 150 g of green beans.
11. {Prepare 2 of medium courgettes, sliced 2 cm thick.
12. {Get 2 tablespoons of ras el hanout spice mix.
13. {Prepare 1 teaspoon of spicy harissa (add more to taste).
14. {Get 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
15. {Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
16. {Get 2 of large cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped.
17. {Take 2 of chicken or vegetable stock cubes, dissolved in 750 ml of boiling water.
18. {Get of Olive oil for frying.
19. {Prepare of Salt and black pepper.
20. {Get of For the couscous:.
21. {Get 750 ml of boiling water.
22. {Prepare 500 g of medium couscous.
23. {Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
24. {Prepare 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
25. {Get of Optional:.
26. {Get 1 of x 400g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed.
27. {Get 1 tablespoon of each of chopped fresh coriander, parsley and mint.
28. {Make ready of For the spicy sauce:.
29. {Make ready 3 of – 4 ladles of broth from the vegetable stew.
30. {Prepare 2 tablespoons of tomato purée.
31. {Make ready 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
32. {Prepare 1 teaspoon of pomegranate molasses.
33. {Make ready 1 tablespoon of harissa, more (or less) if you prefer.
34. {Prepare to taste of Salt.

Steps to make Vegetable Couscous:

1. To make the stew: In a big saucepan, fry the aubergine in a little olive oil until it begins to brown and is almost cooked through. Remove to a dish and place to one side..
2. Pour some more olive oil into the pan and add the other vegetables, except for the green beans and the courgettes. Fry over a high heat until they show small patches of colour. Add the stock..
3. Add all of the spices and the garlic. Mix well..
4. Add the fried aubergine, the green beans and the courgettes, then continue to simmer very gently until the beans and courgettes are tender..
5. Make the couscous as per the packet, adding the salt, olive oil (and the chickpeas if using)..
6. To make the spicy sauce: Put the 3 – 4 ladles of stock from the vegetables into a saucepan, add the tomato purée, the sugar, the pomegranate syrup and the harissa to taste. Season with salt, simmer for about 5 minutes..
7. To serve: Fluff up the couscous with a fork and, if you wish, add the chopped fresh herbs and mix well..
8. Spoon some couscous onto each plate, make a well in the centre and ladle on the vegetable stew..
9. Add the meat, fish, chicken or sausages if you’re serving them, and pass round the spicy sauce..

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