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Hello! My name is Irene and from today I will begin to collaborate with great enthusiasm with Silvia in this new stage of Thermorecetas. Some of you already know me from my blog Taste Print, and you know that one of my hobbies is cooking, especially with my beloved Thermomix®, since they gave it to me I have not stopped using it and everything that remains!
Through a friend I got to know this page and since then it has always been one of my favorites. So I hope you like my recipes and that you learn with them as much as I have learned with Silvia and Elena and with the blogs of many of you.
Today I want to present you one of my favorite dishes: a delicious Moroccan couscous with chicken that you can adapt perfectly to the tastes of your family or diners. I learned it in cooking class Christmas special Thermomix®, and since then, I prepare it very often. Also, if like me you have to take the lunch at work, this is a perfect recipe because it looks great from one day to the next.
In the original recipe they used precooked couscous, but I'm going to leave you the couscous recipe that has always been made in my house and has a good touch of spices that makes it more authentic. As I said before, these spices can be adapt to your taste: from putting only salt to putting all those that you like.
Moroccan couscous with chicken
This recipe is much easier to prepare than you might think.
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Irene, welcome !!!! I have the pleasure of following your blog daily and you know that I love it !!!! It will be great for you here too ...
I also went to that special Christmas class and I loved the couscous but I have never prepared it… After seeing your photos I have been encouraged!
Kisses!
Can you tell me where the cous cous is bought, I have never bought him, thank you
Hello Teresa, you can buy couscous in large stores. There are some that are already precooked and others are not. I particularly like the one that is not precooked. I buy the one from the Tria brand in Alcampo, but there are many brands.
Anyway, in an Arabic specialty store you can also find a good couscous.
You will tell me if you have found it.
A kiss.
Hi Irene, I love the recipe and I will probably make it on New Years Eve to present an original dinner. A doubt, a scoop of broth is like half a glass, about 125 ml? Thanks!
Hello Charlie… I see that I am a little late, sorry! When we say a bouillon scoop we mean the Knorr bouillon scoop, which is like a concentrated bouillon tablet (avecrem type). How did it turn out in the end? For sure phenomenal
Welcome compi !! What a wonderful recipe you have prepared for us for presentation. I have never eaten it but with your comment and those photos it will be one of my next dishes to try. I'll tell you.
A kiss and encouragement.
Hello Silvia
Surely your recipes for couscous are delicious, but I think it cannot be called Moroccan couscous since they include wine and in the original recipe it has never been put since it is an Arabic dish and they do not They use alcoholic beverages or even wine.
Hello Irene: welcome, surely you are doing great, you have started with a recipe that has to be delicious. One question: is there any way to make the couscous in the Thermomix, from what I see you do it in a clay pot. Thank you.
Hello Begoña,
This recipe is designed to be made out of the thermomix because we serve the couscous separately from the sauce. You don't have to use a clay pot, you can use any container that you can heat (pot, pan…).
The grains of couscous are so tiny that if we put them in the basket or in the varoma container it would slip through the holes.
However, there is another way of preparing the couscous called taboule and that would be drunk dry (without sauce), which is like a salad. Another day I will upload the recipe, but for now I leave you this link from the official Thermomix Recipe Book: http://www.recetario.es/receta/1749/cus-cus-con-vegetales.html
You will tell me!
A kiss and thanks for your message.
Irene tell you that we have done it many times already, and we have succeeded each time. Everyone loves it. And my kids today sucked their fingers. They are small and I do not know to what extent so much spices are good for them, the cayenne is not used, it is too strong for them. The truth is that they are used to different flavors and they love your couscous.
What joy you give me Begoña! Cous cous is a dish that I have liked since I was little, because in my house dishes from all over the world have always been prepared. It is true that some spices that are pungent or that have an excessive flavor may not be liked by children (because of their flavor), so it is great that you can adapt this dish to their tastes. Thank you so much for writing us! And thank you also for making our recipes and following us daily. Kisses!
Welcome Irene !! I'm already looking forward to making this cous cous ...
Welcome Irene!
I love couscous but my partner is a bit classic when it comes to eating ... Let's see if I cheat on him one day and let him eat chicken and I a little of everything hahaha
One question, where can I find ras-al-hanout other than in an arabic store? The spices I imagine that looking at the supermarket I will find them!
Thank you!!
Hi Jessie,
Thank you very much for your comment. You have to disguise the couscous for your partner, I'm sure if he tries it he will like it.
You can get Ras-al-Hanout in Alcampo, so I imagine that it will also be in large stores (Carrefour, El Corte Inglés…). And if not, surely there is a spice store in your city. You will tell me!
Irene, how good the recipe has been for you, since I made it for the first time I have repeated it many times, it seems to me a dish that lends itself both to eating a normal day and to making it for a special occasion, it whims me, he he
Irene welcome, you have made a triumphal entrance, at least for me, I love this type of dish. I do it a little differently, it's great, I'll put the link in case you want to take a look
http://perrunilla.blogspot.com/2011/04/pollo-marinado-con-cous-cous-de-datiles.html
I'll keep your recipe, I'll make the next one like that and I'll tell you about it. Kisses
Hi Karmela, I've already seen your recipe. It's very nice. I'll try it like this next time, we sure love it.
You will tell me if you like this version.
A abrazo.
Welcome Irene !! And you start with a very good recipe, it looks incredible. Let's see if I gather all those spices and I encourage myself to try it.
Welcome Irene! how good it is!! I will try it soon. One question, Elena's notebook is not open yet, right? I have entered mythermorecetas.com, it comes up blank.
Thank you.
Hello Marga, thank you very much. Elena's blog address is http://www.misthermorecetas.com (I think you needed to put www in front of you). Greetings!
When preparing the recipe, it is not explained where or how the spices used to make couscous, such as cinnamon or ras-al-hanout, are introduced. How do you get the pulp of the chorizo pepper? Thanks.
Hello Marilolas,
In the preparation part I put all the spices to be added, so that's when you have to put the cinnamon and Ras-al-Hanout (in a pot you heat the oil, when it is hot you turn it off and then add the spices and you stir it well).
The chorizo pepper is bought dehydrated (dry) in large stores. You have to soak it in hot water for at least 30 minutes. Then, on a plate you open the pepper, remove the seeds and with a teaspoon you drag the pulp that is sticking to the skin (the skin must be discarded).
I hope I've helped. All the best.
Welcome, Irene !. I love the recipe you started with, it is safer that I will make it very soon because I love couscous. I was already following you on your blog «impression taste» and now I will also do it here. I'm sure you are going to do great because the recipes you are publishing are fantastic. A hug and here you have me for what you need. Good luck!
Hello Elena, thank you very much for your encouragement.
Your new blog is great, I'm sure you are doing very well too. Kisses!
Hello Irene, last night I saw the recipe by chance and neither short nor lazy I have put it into practice today because my children love couscous and do not see the success I have had today at noon, when reading the recipe it seems a bit messy at the be long to read, but be prepared in a moment, right now I'm going to visit your blog and I hope to see you more times here, girl you had a triumphal entry, big kisses
But how good Isabeliya! I'm so glad you liked it… I'm looking forward to seeing the photos, it's sure to be spectacular. Thank you for your encouragement, beautiful!
Welcome to this my home, and thank you for this new recipe.
My husband is Moroccan and I have never managed to make the couscous like his mother, this will not be the same either but it looks magnificent, this Sunday I will do it to impress him.
I'll tell you what his comment was.
Kissing and thank you very much
Hello Irene
a great pint, I want to jump into it but I have a couple of doubts ...
1-how long should the chicken be with the marinade we make?
2.-In the part of the couscous, when you say "we stir 2 times every 5 minutes", is it before or after having covered it?
Thank you very much, as soon as you clarify my doubts, I get to work, yum-yum ...
Hello Erika, I answer your questions:
1- Minimum I would say 30 minutes, but the longer you leave it, the more flavor it will have. But if you are in a hurry, you can let it sit while you do the next 3 steps. The only thing is that it will have less flavor. So I think the best is 2 hours.
2- We add the hot water and stir. Cover for 5 minutes. We open and stir. We cover again and wait 5 minutes. And again we open again, remove and cover. Ready to eat!!
Well tell me if you have any more questions and if not ... let's cook !! You will tell me how it looks and if you like it. To me it is one of my favorite dishes.
Kisses and thanks for following us.
We just ate the couscous, I couldn't wait to put the comment, «great ...», this is the opinion of both mine and my husband, he has told me that it is a good idea to do it when we have guests because we would be phenomenal .
Thank so much for this recipe.
A greeting.
But how good Monica, what joy you give me! The truth is that it is very simple to make and very attractive, so when you have guests put it, you are sure to surprise them. Thanks to you for making the recipe and for following us. A kiss!
Hello again, thanks for the clarifications, now that I had everything clear I was going to get down to work but I can't find coriander or cumin anywhere ... where can I buy it?
I've seen cumin ground or in a kind of twigs very similar to rosemary, is that it? or do I have to find it in grain like pepper?
I'm sorry to be so questioning but it looks so good that I really want to do it!
thank you again
Hi Erika! Don't worry, ask everything you need, that's what we're here for.
If you can't find the coriander, don't worry, you may not put it. In fact, I never use it because I don't like the taste of it. However, you can use cumin in powder, no problem. The one that says the recipe, they are like tiny and elongated granites, smaller than pepper. But, I already tell you, use it in powder, that nothing happens.
Tell us how it turns out, huh? !!
Good luck pretty.
I loved the recipe, it is delicious !!! I have saved it as a favorite because it is excellent !!!
My congratulations!
A greeting.
Rachel
Hi Raquel, how nice !! Thank you very much, I am very glad that you liked it so much. It is also one of my favorites.
Hello Irene!
I'll tell you: this weekend I'm going to prepare an «Arab» themed party at home.
The guests will come dressed in djellaba ... the dinner will be all Moroccan dishes, a belly dancer will come, in short, we will have a wonderful time.
I want to thank you because most of the recipes I have obtained thanks to you, this couscous and some more recipe from your blog flavor impression.
I'm going to make the cake but I have some doubts that I have asked you on your blog, could you please answer me so that everything turns out perfect?
thank you!!
Hi Erika, what a good idea !! yesterday I answered your questions about the cake ... but due to a blogger problem, it was not registered. Right now I'm going to put it on ... sorry! This couscous is a delight.
Thank you very much but I still can't see it!
if it's not too much to ask, could you send it to me by mail
my address is eri.kaa@hotmail.com
Thank you for being so attentive and taking so much trouble !!!!!
Hello beautiful, it is already on the blog, although I have also sent it to your email so that you have it before. You will already tell us how about the super Arab party !!
Hello there!
I am writing to thank you, total success in my dinner! the cous cous, the cake, all delicious!
Such good news! How glad I am. The truth is that they are exotic recipes but they are quite popular. Thanks for telling us!
Hola!
the other day I made this recipe and I had some problems ...
of flavor, it was incredible so I want to solve my doubts for when I repeat!
It was very liquid and with too much sauce, I put four thighs as indica, so why could it happen?
I also realized that in the step: «we add the water and the broth scoop» you have time and speed set but the temperature is lacking, is that why it did not evaporate me enough?
thank you very much!
Hello Rain! What a failure, it is true that I had not set the temperature, I am very sorry. I have already corrected it, it is 100º. Maybe that's why. Anyway, when a little bit goes by, it thickens, so you don't want it to be excessively thick either.
When I do it, as there are only 2 of us at home, I like it over, so then we take it to work in the tupper and the sauce is fine.
You will tell me!!
I am very happy Begoña. It is one of my favorite dishes, I prepare it very often, at home we love it. Thanks for writing and following us. See you around here!