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Herbed Israeli Couscous
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Herbed Israeli Couscous

9 ingredients 12 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

616
Calories
39g
Protein
29g
Fat
49g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbl butter
  • 1 x onion finely diced
  • 1 lb Israeli couscous (sold in Middle Eastern markets)
  • Sea salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 cup vegetable or chicken stock - (to 6) (or water)
  • 1 tbl chopped Italian parsley
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 tbl chopped fresh chervil

Directions

1

Heat a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.

2

Add the butter and cook until it bubbles and turns brown on the edges.

3

Add the onion and cook until tender and golden, about 5 minutes.

4

Add the couscous and cook until hot and starting to toast, about 5 minutes, stirring often.

5

Season with salt and pepper.

6

Add 2 cups of the stock or water and cook until the liquid is absorbed, stirring as you would risotto.

7

Continue to add liquid slowly, waiting for the couscous to absorb the liquid before adding more, stirring regularly.

8

Cook until the couscous is tender, about 40 minutes.

9

Remove the pan from the heat and fold in the parsley, tarragon and chervil.

10

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

11

Category:Israeli Recipes

12

Category:Israeli Snacks

Recipe sourced from fandom

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