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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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It's very filling, healthy etc, goes with just about anything. My favorite couscous recipe (I think it's an Ainsley Harriot one) is very light on the cholesterol:
1 tomato (finely chopped)
A handful spring onions (finely chopped)
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 red pepper (finely chopped)
1 pint vegetable stock
A large handful of fresh coriander
100g couscous
1 lemon
chili powder
2 fish steaks/fillets: haddock and cod work best.
Saute the garlic and spring onions in a slight dribble of sunflower old, until starting to turn golden. Add the pepper, saute until that's getting slightly soft. Add all the couscous, the tomato, coriander and stock. Cover, and turn off the heat. THe stock will cook the couscous through.
At the same time, grill the fish, skin-side up, with a thin slice of lemon laid on each fillet. Use the juice from the remaining lemon and mix with the chilli powder and a bit of olive oil to make a sauce. Once the fish is done to your liking, serve on top of the couscous and dribble the spicy lemon sauce on top. Nom. If you don't want the olive oil, the sauce isn't necessary anyway: the couscous is already tasty and fragrant, and delicious on its own.
Another one involves grilled chicken, grilled aubergine/peppers/red onion, and a side serving of pesto hummus.
Hmm, I might send this to the b3ta cookbook blog.
( , Tue 19 May 2009, 10:13, Reply)
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