Couscous

Name: Couscous
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 30.00 ml oil; 2.00 red onions; 1.00 yellow pepper; 250.00 g couscous; 250.00 ml water boiled; 25.00 ml fresh coriander or parsley, chopped

4 servings Prep: 5 mins, Cooking: 10 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (6)

30.00 ml	oil
2.00	red onions
1.00	yellow pepper
250.00 g	couscous
250.00 ml	water — boiled
25.00 ml	fresh coriander — or parsley, chopped

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Method:

Heat oil in a saucepan and fry onions and yellow pepper for 3-5 minutes until soft.
Remove from heat and add couscous. Pour in the boiling water and stir.
Cover pot with lid and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
Stir in coriander and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
If making as an accompaniment to a freeze-ahead meal, spoon into a freezer and ovenproof container and allow to cool thoroughly.
Cover with the lid and freeze for up to 3 months.

To serve, defrost and then heat in the oven at 180 ºC for 30 minutes, or until piping hot.