Couscous with Meat and Vegetables

Name: Couscous with Meat and Vegetables
Ingredients: 1.1 lbs lamb or beef (500 grams); 2 carrots; 2 zucchini; 1 turnip; 1 onion; 1 potato; 1 tomato; 3.5 oz soaked chickpeas (100 grams); 1 teaspoon salt; Black pepper; Cinnamon; Turmeric; Allspice; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 2.2 lbs medium-grain couscous (1 kilogram); 3 tablespoons oil; 1.75 oz butter or ghee (50 grams)

Iman Iman @cook_7193307

I love this recipe because it was the first one I ever made, so it's special to me.

Iman Iman @cook_7193307

I love this recipe because it was the first one I ever made, so it's special to me.

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Ingredients

1.1 lbslamb or beef (500 grams)
2carrots
2zucchini
1turnip
1onion
1potato
1tomato
3.5 ozsoaked chickpeas (100 grams)
1 teaspoonsalt
Black pepper
Cinnamon
Turmeric
Allspice
1 teaspoontomato paste
2.2 lbsmedium-grain couscous (1 kilogram)
3 tablespoonsoil
1.75 ozbutter or ghee (50 grams)

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Steps

1

Sprinkle the couscous with water and let it absorb and swell.
2

In a pot, add the meat and sliced onion with 2 or 3 tablespoons of oil. Sauté together, then add the spices: black pepper, salt, cinnamon, turmeric, and allspice. Continue to sauté.
3

Add the tomato paste and the chopped fresh tomato. Stir, then add 6 1/3 to 8 1/2 cups hot water (about 1.5 to 2 liters). Add the vegetables and soaked chickpeas, and let everything cook.
4

For the third steaming, add another cup of water, then remove the couscous and mix in 1.75 oz butter or ghee (50 grams), or to taste. Serve as shown in the picture. Thank you.
5

Steam the couscous, then remove it and sprinkle with about 1 cup water and a little salt. Return it to steam for 5 minutes.