🇲🇦 Morocco recipe
Couscous Royal
The grandest expression of Moroccan hospitality, Couscous Royal is a magnificent feast of hand-rolled semolina steamed three times over a rich, aromatic broth brimming with lamb, chicken, merguez sausages, and a rainbow of seasonal vegetables. This is the dish that graces Friday family tables across Morocco.
Prep45 mins
Cook2 hrs 45 mins
Serves8
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 500g medium couscous grain
- 500g lamb shoulder, cut into large chunks
- 4 chicken drumsticks or thighs
- 4 merguez sausages
- 2 large onions, quartered
- 4 carrots, peeled and halved lengthwise
- 3 turnips, peeled and quartered
- 2 zucchini, cut into thick rounds
- 200g pumpkin or butternut squash, cut into large wedges
- 400g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 3 tomatoes, quartered
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons ras el hanout
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crumbled
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro and parsley for garnish
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 18 g
