COUS COUS

Couscous is a staple in North African cooking, but this versatile ingredient can also be used as a non-traditional side dish in many classic recipes. Couscous makes for a quick, healthy side dish that becomes fluffy when cooked, but is chewy and firm in texture. It has been pre-steamed and dried. It is typically prepared by adding 1.5 measures of boiling water or stock to each measure of couscous then leaving covered tightly for about five minutes. Pre-steamed couscous takes less time to prepare than regular couscous. Couscous contains mostly carbohydrate as it’s made from semolina, but it also contains quite good levels of protein and fibre with very little fat and no salt.