Moroccan couscous wafts through the air every Friday in Morocco. Friday is actually known there as Couscous Day! Similar to Sunday in the United States, Friday is a day for families to gather and enjoy some excellent couscous. Couscous is actually made usually from a coarse semolina (durum wheat).
I wanted to try to make the couscous from scratch and it was very easy and turned out excellent. We enjoyed just a plain butter couscous with our lamb tagine but often the couscous is made in a couscousier where meat and vegetable are cooked, flavor the couscous and then enjoyed on top. However you enjoy your couscous, it is really easy to make from scratch. Enjoy!
Wondering what to serve with your Moroccan couscous? Be sure to try this amazing tagine recipe, Lamb with apricots, prunes and honey.
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Moroccan Couscous
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups coarse semolina
- 1/2 cup fine semolina or all purpose flour
- water
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons butter cut up into little pieces
Instructions
- Start by spreading the coarse semolina in a large flat bowl.
- Add a handful of flour and mix together
- Slowly add water a bit at a time start with 1/4 cup and add as needed.
- Rub your hands back and forth to combine everything together and little grains form.
- continue until you have a plate full of grains.
- You can run then through a sieve if you want to get a consistent grain.
- In a couscousier boil water
- Add the couscous into the steamer basket and cook uncovered for 20 minutes
- Add some olive oil and using your hands run it through the grains so there are no clumps.
- Add in the butter and steam uncovered for another 10 minutes
- Add a touch of salt if desired and fluff with fork.
- Serve with your main dish.
