Stuffed Onions Moroccan Style Food

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix raisins, cherries and apricots; cover with orange juice. Let stand 20 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, remove tops, seeds and membranes from bell peppers. Set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat broth, water and orange peel to boiling. Stir in couscous; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.
• Fluff couscous with fork. Stir in dried fruit mixture, onions, cilantro, mint, salt and pepper. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the cheese; add remaining cheese to couscous mixture. Spoon into bell peppers. Stand upright in 8-inch square pan.
• Bake uncovered 15 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender and stuffing is hot. Sprinkle reserved cheese over stuffed peppers. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese begins to melt.

STUFFED CABBAGE WITH MOROCCAN BEEF FILLING

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Remove the tough outer leaves of the cabbage and slice off the top inch. Place the cabbage in the boiling water and blanch for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and beef and cook until the beef is browned, about 5 minutes more. Stir in the apricots, pine nuts, lemon zest, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove the center of the cabbage, from the top, to create a "bowl" by cutting into the head with a sharp paring knife to loosen the tightly packed inner leaves, and then scooping them out with a sharp spoon. Finely chop these leaves and stir them into the meat mixture. Add the egg and mix well.
• Carefully fold back the outer leaves. Fill the cavity with some of the meat mixture and spread the remaining filling between the leaves. Fold the leaves back to re-form the cabbage and tie with string to secure it. Place the cabbage in a small roasting pan and add 1/2 cup water. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until the leaves are tender, about 20 minutes more. Place the cabbage on a platter, remove the string and serve.

EASY, MOROCCAN COUSCOUS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan to medium-high. Add olive oil, onion, garlic and spices. Sauté until the onions are translucent, stirring occasionally - about 5 minutes.
• Add broth. Cover the pot and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat stir in couscous. Let sit for 10 minutes, or until the couscous has absorbed the broth.
• Stir in raisins, almonds and parsley before serving.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook bulgur according to your package directions. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil, and when hot add onion and garlic. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add ground chicken. Cook, breaking up with a spoon, for about until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in cinnamon, cumin, and harissa spice, stirring until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in bulgur, grated zucchini, mint, one cup of the chicken stock and lemon juice.
• Taste and add salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400°
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
• Fill each pepper half with the chicken mixture, mounding over the tops, and place in a shallow oven-safe baking dish or skillet.
• Pour the remaining one cup of chicken stock around the stuffed peppers, and cover with foil.
• Bake for one hour, then remove the foil and bake uncovered, a further 15 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley and serve hot.

MOROCCAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut off the tops of the peppers, and remove the seeds and membranes. Cook the peppers in boiling water to cover in a Dutch oven for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain well, and set aside.
• Saute onion and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Add the ground beef, and cook until the meat is browned, stirring until meat crumbles. Drain.
• Combine the meat mixture, apple, and the next 7 ingredients. Mix well.
• Stuff the reserved peppers with the meat mixture; place in a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

STUFFED ONIONS - MOROCCAN STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Peel onions and cut tops (at point where sides curve in).
• Cook in a large pot of boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Remove with slotted spoon.
• When cool, scoop flesh out with a melon baller.
• Shells should be about 2 layers thick.
• In a medium bowl, combine rice, chickpeas, currants, parsley, lemon juice, and spices.
• Pack into the onion shells.
• Place stuffed onions in a 8 inch square baking dish.
• Pour in veggie broth and drizzle onions with olive oil.
• Bake about 30 minutes (onions should be tender when pierced with a knife).
• Place onions on a nice serving plate.
• Pour cooking liquid into a small pot.
• Add vinegar to liquid and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup.
• Pour 1 tablespoon over each onion and serve.