Moroccan Prawns With Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Sauce
    1 cup water
    2 teaspoons fish stock granules (a good flavoursome one.)
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
    1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
    1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    4 tablespoons hot mango chutney (as I add it I like to remove any big mango chunks.)
    2 tablespoons sweet mango chutney
    Prawns
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    10 large green prawns
    3 garlic cloves, crushed
    1 teaspoon paprika
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1/2 teaspoon ginger
    1 pinch cayenne
    1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
    Vegetables
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 small red capsicum, finely chopped
    1 small yellow capsicum, finely chopped
    1 medium carrot, finely chopped (diced)
    1 small zucchini, finely chopped
    100 g red currants
    Couscous
    1 liter water
    2 teaspoons vegetable bouillon granules
    1 (125 g) sachet quick-cooking couscous
Preparation
    Sauce.
    Combine all sauce ingredients, heat over medium heat and stir until well combined, leave over a low heat while making the rest, stir occasionally.
    Vegetables.
    Add the oil to a pan, cook vegetables, stirring, until just tender, keep warm.
    Couscous.
    Add water to a large pan with stock and bring to the boil, add sachet and cook for about 3-4 minutes, or according to packet instructions.
    Remove and pour into a large bowl, fluff with fork, combine vegetables. Gently stir in red currants reserving a few to sprinkle over the top.
    Prawns.
    Heat oil in a pan over a medium heat, add garlic, cook stirring until aroma rises, add the rest of the spices, stir for a minute, add prawns and toss to coat in spice.
    Cook until prawns are opaque, add parsley coat and cook for another minute or until prawns are cooked through.
    To Serve: Place couscous in a mound on a plate, arrange prawns over couscous and spoon sauce around the outside of the couscous, garnish with extra red currants.

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