Moroccan Style Pork Stew With Couscous Food

SLOW COOKER MOROCCAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Add pork cubes, onion, and carrots to slow cooker.
• In a small bowl, mix together cumin, coriander, turmeric, paprika, salt, and cinnamon. Spinkle over pork and vegetables.
• Stir in chickpeas and chicken broth.
• Turn slow cooker on low and cook for 4-6 hours.
• Stir in cherries and cook for an additional 15 minutes. Serve with lemon slices.

MOROCCAN PORK STEW WITH CHICK PEAS AND DRIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• Mix the spices together and toss with the cubed pork.
• Add oil to skillet or tagine cooker and heat on medium high to brown. Saute the spice rubbed pork until they are lightly browned on all sides.
• Slow cooker option - Transfer pork and remaining ingredients, except for the black olives, to a slow cooker and set to high. Cook for 3-4 hours
• Electric tagine cooker option - Add If using an electric tagine cooker, add remaining ingredients. Set to simmer and cook for 3-4 hours.
• Oven or standard tagine pot option - Transfer pork and remaining ingredients to an oven safe dutch oven, to a tagine pot. Cook for about 3 hours at 325F.
• Serve with couscous or rice.

SLOW-COOKER MOROCCAN BEEF STEW WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Stir the carrots, celery root and 1/2 cup prunes in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Toss the beef with the ras el hanout, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Arrange on top of the vegetables. Whisk the chicken broth and tomato paste in a small bowl or liquid measuring cup and pour over the meat and vegetables. Cover and cook on low until the meat is tender, 7 to 8 hours.
• About 15 minutes before serving, cook the couscous as the label directs.
• Skim the fat off the top of the stew with a ladle and discard. Stir in the harissa and season with salt and pepper. Divide the couscous and stew among bowls. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup prunes and cilantro; serve with more harissa.

MOROCCAN SEAFOOD STEW WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a medium heatproof bowl; add 1 cup boiling water and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until it starts softening, about 5 minutes. Stir in the paprika, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, until the onion is coated, about 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup water, the tomatoes, green beans, olives and brine, and cilantro. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the mussels. Cover and cook until they start opening, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the shrimp; continue to cook, covered, until the mussels are open and the shrimp are opaque, about 5 minutes. (Discard any unopened mussels.) Fluff the couscous with a fork. Divide among bowls; top with the seafood stew and more cilantro.

MOROCCAN-STYLE PORK STEW WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a plastic bag combine the flour, onion salt, chili powder, black pepper, turmeric and cinnamon. Add the pork cubes, a few at a time, and shake to thoroughly coat with the flour mixture; set aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet heat the oil; cook & stir onion and green pepper until tender but not brown. Add pork and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Transfer mixture to a 4-quart casserole, reserving drippings.
• In a medium bowl stir together the beef broth and remaining flour mixture; stir into the drippings. Add the undrained tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce and raisins. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Cook, stirring constantly, one minute longer.
• Pour broth mixture over pork and vegetables and stir to combine. Bake, covered, in a 350 degree F. oven for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Prepare couscous according to package directions. To serve, spoon the couscous into soup bowls. Ladle stew over the couscous.

MOROCCAN-STYLE BRAISED PORK WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• For the marinade, place all of the ingredients into a blender and blitz to a paste. Rub the marinade into the pork slices, cover and put in the fridge for 24 hours.
• After 24 hours, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and garlic cloves and sweat for 2-3 minutes. Add the pork and its marinade, stock, bay leaf and apricots and braise very gently over a low heat for 2-3 hours, or until very tender.
• For the couscous, place the couscous in a large bowl with the cinnamon stick. Cover with boiling water, place a plate over the bowl and leave for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the vinegar, sugar and oil together in a small bowl. Fork the vinegar mixture though the cooked couscous. Stir in the chopped herbs, orange and lemon zests, raisins, almonds and pistachios and season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the pork slices into four portions and place on warmed plates. Spoon some of the marinade with the onion, garlic cloves and apricots over the pork. Serve immediately, with the couscous alongside.

VEGAN MOROCCAN COUSCOUS WITH RAISINS AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onions and 1/2 of the garlic and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin, chile powder, cinnamon, turmeric, cloves, coriander, and ginger and cook for a few seconds. Add vegetable stock, tomatoes with their juice, pumpkin, sweet potato, celery, carrot, turnip, and green beans. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are just tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in remaining garlic, zucchini, and garbanzo beans. Cook until vegetables are very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine couscous and raisins in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Mix well to moisten the couscous. Set aside to soak for 5 minutes.
• Ladle 2 cups of cooking liquid from the vegetable stew over the couscous mixture. Cover and set aside to soak for 10 minutes. Cover stew to keep warm.
• Ladle 1 1/4 cups hot cooking liquid from the vegetables into a bowl. Stir in cilantro, lemon juice, and cumin. Add chile sauce.
• Reheat stew if necessary. Fluff up couscous with a fork and mound on a platter or large bowl. Sprinkle with orange flower water and cinnamon. Ladle some of the vegetable stew over the couscous and serve the rest separately. Serve with the chile sauce mixture on the side.

MOROCCAN CHICKPEA AND VEGETABLE STEW WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet on medium high heat.
• Add the zucchini, onion, carrot and garlic.
• Saute 5 minutes.
• (For a time-saver, use the matchstick carrots from the produce department) Stir in the broth, and the next 9 ingredients, and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 8 minutes or until tender.
• Stir occasionally.
• While the stew simmers, bring the 1 1/2 cups water to a boil, stir in couscous, and remove from heat.
• Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Serve stew over couscous.

MOROCCAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the cauliflower, carrots and onion in oil for 10 minutes. Add the zucchini, water, cumin, salt, coriander, cinnamon, cayenne and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in garbanzo beans and tomatoes; simmer 5 minutes longer. Serve over rice if desired.

MOROCCAN VEGETABLE STEW WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat.
• Add carrots, squash, and onion and cook until golden, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in garbanzo beans, stewed tomatoes, prunes, cinnamon, salt, crushed red pepper, and 1 and 1/2 cups water.
• Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
• Meanwhile, prepare couscous as label directs, but use vegetable broth in place of the water called for on label.
• Stir cilantro into stew.
• Spoon stew over couscous to serve.