A marocan Dish - One of our favorite meal!
Ingredients: 2 pieces of lamb (the most inexpensive) 6 to 8 chicken thighs and/or drumsticks, skinless 1 cup water 1 can of crushed or diced tomatoes 1 can of green beans 1 can of chick peas (garbanzo) 1 zucchini, cut 3 carrots, cut fresh herbs : rosemary, bay leaf, or use dried herbs de provence/or Italian herb blend 2 celery sticks 1 onion 3 cloves of garlic 3 chicken cubes Salt Pepper 1 Tb Couscous spices or more to taste - if not available ( cumin, thym, all spices, coriander, paprika, even a dash of cinnamon. For a heat kick a few dashes of hot sauce or red Cayenne pepper) | |
Method:
1. Put a little olive oil in a big pan with a lid. Brown the lamb and chicken. Take out and saute the onion finely chopped. Add the crushed garlic and the finely chopped Celery ( I just put the onion and celery in a blender so my kids don't see it)
2. Add the can of crushed tomatoes. Put in the spices, salt and pepper I add 3 cubes of chicken stock, fresh herbs tied together for easy removal,
3. Put the meet back in and simmer with the lid on for 35 t0 45 MN.
4. Add the raw veggies cut up. cook with lid for 10MN.5. Add at the end the cans of green beans and chick peas. Simmer another 5MN.
For the Couscous.
6. Heat a big nonstick skillet put a little butter. Add the coucsous stir and cover it with the water. put the lid on and turn the heat off. Let stand for 5MN fluff with a wooden or plastic fork.
Ready to serve. Feeds 6 people.
PS: the veggies are exchangeable. You can put in red or green peppers, turnips, eggplant or whatever your family likes.
