Moroccan Couscous with Currants and Pine Nuts
The couscous is seasoned with aromatic spices. It has the perfect balance of sweet and savory tastes and is slightly crunchy too which I love.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups Morrocan couscous , (dried)
- 1½ cups broth
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoon ground coriander
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ancho chili pepper
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 tablespoon dried currants, (add more according to your liking)
- 3 tablespoon pine nuts, (toasted) (add more according to your liking)
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh mint
Instructions
- In a large pot, add broth, butter, cumin, coriander, salt, turmeric, cinnamon, ancho chili pepper, smoked paprika and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, turn off the heat and add the couscous. Cover the pot and let it stand for 5 minutes or read the cooking instructions on the product packaging.
- While that is sitting, toast the pine nuts. Put the pine nuts in a small pan and cook over low-medium heat for about 2 minutes, be sure to keep shaking the pan to prevent them from burning.
- Transfer the couscous to a large bowl. Add the pine nuts and currants to the couscous and stir to combine everything. Season with additional salt and/or black pepper if needed.
- Serve with chopped mint.
Nutrition
Calories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 7gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 397mgPotassium: 96mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 378IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
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