easy couscous recipe?

[cclr 6]

Hi, I told my husband I would try to make him couscous, all the recipes I have found seem to call for an ingredient I can't find at my local supermarket here in the US. Does anyone have a fairly easy recipe for couscous that has ingredients that can be found easily here in the US. I want to preferably make it with beef. All recipes and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks:)

[Cathi 5,748]

what is the ingredient you cant find?

[cclr 6]

Its a spice blend called

ras el hanout Edited December 21, 2013 by cclr

[sandinista! 1,816]

If you can't find any locally, you can order it on Amazon. I like the one from Zamouri. My husband bought a couple outdoors tagines from them too.

[Nasturtium 500]

I always fry up a few slices of bacon and pour the rendered fat into the mix. It makes it taste good and gives it something special.

Your attempt to make people who either follow the Bible or the Quran mad is pretty lame. Actually, it's like laughably lame. This isn't even "A game," but more like "X game." Wouldn't it make more sense to troll a religious forum if you wanted to make people mad? There are several really awesome facebook pages that you could probably go to where people may go nuts with your comments, as they are operating on the same, pretty low level.

Hi, I told my husband I would try to make him couscous, all the recipes I have found seem to call for an ingredient I can't find at my local supermarket here in the US. Does anyone have a fairly easy recipe for couscous that has ingredients that can be found easily here in the US. I want to preferably make it with beef. All recipes and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks:)

I second ordering it on Amazon. Make a list of maybe a few things you don't have access to and maybe you can even hit free shipping if they come from the right place

[Mithra 1,185]

As if pork products are offensive to Muslims lol.

[cclr 6]

Thanks for the Amazon suggestion! Honestly I hadn't even thought to look there:)

[Golden Gate 530]

Its a spice blend called

ras el hanout

You can get it at Cost Plus World Market

[etrangais 947]

Its a spice blend called

ras el hanout

Ras el hanout is available at Walmart

It is a mixture of spices. If you can't find it, you can do with what you have, I mean available spices, and you can season it the way you like it.

Bon appetit!!!!!!!

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

Recipe for making Ras al Hanout yourself:

http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/ras_el_hanout_recipe.htm

I heart Zamouri too! I got an awesome tagine from there that I really ought to use more, err … at some point

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

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[kristen_maroc 126]

helpful hint: if using instant couscous, while still dry, work in the olive or vegetable oil well, then prepare as directed. really work it in with hands-- try to get the oil distributed well. this and replacing some of the water with couscous broth from meat+veggies makes a world of difference. every Moroccan we have had over thinks it was steamed and hand-fluffed!!