Couscous : Fresh and Flavorful Contemporary Recipes Book

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	7
INTRODUCTION	11
BASICS TECHNIQUES	19
Steaming Couscous in the Traditional Manner	20
Toasting Nuts	20
Using Saffron	22
Peeling and Seeding Tomatoes	22
Grilling Peppers	22
Roasting Garlic	22
CONDIMENTS
Moroccan Preserved Lemons	23
Smen, Moroccan Preserved Butter	24
Harissa, North African Hot Sauce	25
TRADITIONAL RECIPES	27
Sicilian Fish Cuscusù alla Trapanese	28
Rock Cornish Game Hens with Dried Fruit and Couscous
Stuffing	31
Fennel Couscous Tunisienne	32
Algerian Couscous with Lamb Meatballs, Lima Beans, and
Artichoke Hearts	34
Spicy Tunisian Couscous Soup	37
Berber Barley Grit Couscous with Winter Vegetables	38
Moroccan Sweet Couscous with Almonds, Raisins, and Orange
Blossom Water	40
Beef Couscous with Prunes, Butternut Squash, and
Caramelized Onions	42
CONTEMPORARY RECIPES APPETIZERS, SOUPS, SALADS	45
Stuffed Squash Blossoms with Goat Cheese—Pesto
Couscous	47
Mushrooms with Couscous, Feta Cheese, Pine Nuts, and
Sun-Dried Tomatoes	48
Grape Leaves Filled with Couscous and Ground Lamb	49
Chicken Vegetable Soup with Mint Couscous Dumplings	50
Peruvian Spinach, Couscous, and Feta Cheese Soup	53
Couscous Onion Soup with Gruyere Cheese	54
Red and Black Bean Chili con Couscous	55
Goat Cheese Couscous Croquettes en Salade	56
Couscous-Prosciutto Tomato Baskets	57
Couscous-Parsley Salad with Preserved Lemon	58
Vietnamese Couscous Salad	60
MAIN COURSES
Couscous Meatloaf Chermoula	63
Boeuf Bourguignon with Mushroom Couscous	64
Indonesian Couscous Stir Fry	67
Lettuce-Wrapped Couscous Terrine with Dilled Shrimp and
Yogurt Sauce	68
Couscous Salmon Patties with Green Pea and Pine Nut Sauce	71
Couscous Fritters with Fresh Corn and Tomato Salsa	72
Couscous Marinara with Sweet Italian Sausage	74
Couscous Gumbo	76
Couscous Paella	79
Couscous Chicken Fricassee with Tarragon	80
Couscous Tonnato with Fried Caper Buds	82
Couscous Kiev	83
Eggplant Terrines with Couscous, Pancetta, and Portobello
Mushrooms	84
Steak and Mushroom Pie with Double Gloucester Couscous	87
Couscous alla Milanese with Asparagus	88
Curried Couscous Croquettes with Ribboned Vegetables	90
Togolese Couscous in Peanut Sauce	93
Couscous with Lentils and Crispy Onions Rings	94
Shredded Pork Couscous Tamales with Tomatillo Sauce	96
Baked Onions Filled with Couscous and Preserved Lemon	98
Coconut Milk Couscous Curry with Seared Scallops	100
Couscous Quenelles Florentine	102
DESSERTS
Chocolate-Amaretto Couscous Truffles	105
Raspberry Couscous Trifle	106
Couscous Mango Mousse	108
Couscous Pumpkin Flan with Crape "Honey"	110
Pineapple-Banana Couscous Tamales with Coconut-Cream
Topping	112
Couscous à l'Orange with Almonds and Dates	115
SOURCES	116
BIBLIOGRAPHY	117
118	INDEX
120	TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS