Preparing Couscous with vegetable will give you a different taste that you will enjoy. It is made the same way as other pasta: spaghetti, macaroni etc are made.
It is easy to prepare. For a great taste, follow the directions below, you will love the result of delicious vegetable couscous.
Ingredients
Cups couscous
Chicken Stock
Green peas
Hotdogs (frankfurters)
A small quantity of sweet pepper (fresh paprika)
Onion powder
Mixed seasoning
Salt (to taste)
Ingredients for the Chicken Balls
Chicken mince
Salt
Mixed seasoning
Onion powder
Fresh parsley leaves
Ingredients for the Vegetable Sauce
Please note that this vegetable sauce is optional. It is perfectly ok to serve just the couscous and the chicken balls. They both taste great together.
Chicken Stock
mushrooms
diced sweet pepper (fresh paprika)
diced green bell pepper
diced carrots (or halfmoon cuts)
Red onion
Nigerian curry powder
Salt to taste
Notes about the ingredients
- You can use either whole wheat couscous or plain couscous. Whole wheat couscous is more nutritious than plain couscous.
- Have chicken stock before you start preparing this meal
- Chicken Stock adds a lot to the taste of the couscous.
- Hotdogs also add a lot to the taste of the couscous. If you do not like hotdogs, use cow liver.
- For these Chicken Balls, great alternatives to fresh parley leaves are fresh basil or Nigerian curry leaves. When using fresh basil chop them up a bit because the leaves are broader.
Before you cook the Vegetable Couscous
Rinse all the vegetables thoroughly
Dice the peppers, hotdogs and half of the onion. Slice the other half of the onion. Slice the mushrooms.
Cooking Directions
Make the Chicken Balls
Place the chicken mince in a clean bowl.
Add salt, mixed seasonings and onion powder.
Massage with your hand till everything is well combined.
Add the parsley or any other alternative you are using. Mix till evenly distributed within the chicken mince.
Mold into small balls and place in an oven tray.
Bake in a preheated oven for 180 deg Celsius (350 F). While baking, turn them around from time to time so they cook and brown evenly. You can also shallow fry them in a frying pan.
Prepare the Couscous
When the chicken balls are about to get done, set the chicken stock on to stove to boil.
Put the couscous into a clean bowl. Add the green peas, salt, mixed seasonings, onion powder, diced hot dogs ans diced sweet pepper. Mix everything with a spatula.
When the chicken stock boils, pour into the bowl of couscous and ingredients till the chicken stock covers the ingredients by about 1 centimetre or half an inch.
Stir with a spatula and cover with a plastic film. Set it aside to absorb all the chicken stock and swell up.
Next, we make the Vegetable Sauce
Set a small quantity of chicken stock in a pot, set on the stove and bring to a boil.
When it boils, add the chopped onions, carrots, mushrooms and curry powder, cover and continue cooking.
After 3 minutes, add the sliced onions, red and green pepper, salt (if necessary) and more chicken stock if it is drying up.
Cover and once it boils again, it’s done!
Remember to keep checking the Chicken Balls, once they are well cooked, you can take them out. You can continue baking and turning them around till they are golden all over but that’s not necessary.
It ready to serve with any drink of your choice.
