Sweet couscous with dates and nuts

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20 servings Cooking: 30 mins
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By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (12)

600.00 ml couscous
125.00 ml sugar
600.00 ml water
2.00 star anise — whole
1.00 cinnamon — stick
1.00 lemon juice
5.00 ml orange — zest only
65.00 ml butter
300.00 ml mixed nuts — chopped, roasted
250.00 ml dates — chopped
500.00 ml custard — thin or warm milk
200.00 ml cinnamon sugar
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Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 ºC.
Place the couscous in a large bowl. In a medium casserole dish, dissolve the sugar in the water and add the star anise, cinnamon, lemon juice, orange rind and butter. Heat over a low heat until the butter and sugar have melted and dissolved.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute. Remove the star anise and cinnamon stick.
Pour the syrup over the couscous and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Separate with a fork. Add the nuts and the dates (soaked in 125 ml (1/2 cup) boiling water) and mix well.
Spoon the mixture into a large, ovenproof dish and bake for about 30 minutes.
Serve with thin custard or warm milk and cinnamon sugar.



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