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Stir fry couscous served

Stir Fry Couscous

Course lunch, Main Course
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Couscous
  • 1 Cup Hot Water
  • 2 Cups Hot Chicken Stock (your choice)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 Tablespoon Thyme
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 Onion (chopped)
  • 2 Cups Mixed Vegetables
  • Seasoning Cube
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter @ room temperature
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper (chopped)
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. If you're using fresh vegetables clean and chopped. Set aside.

    Boil water and the chicken stock in a saucepan or a pot and turn off the heat.

  2. Add couscous to the hot content, add salt and cover. Let the couscous absorbs all the liquid.

    Stir fry couscous steamed

  3. Place another saucepan over medium-high heat and add butter. Saute onion until it translucent, sprinkle salt over it.

     Add thyme, turmeric, bay leaf. stir and let it cook for about 1 minute.

    Stir fry couscous add turmeric

  4. Add vegetables and red bell pepper, add seasoning cube, mix, and stir-fry for about 3 minutes.

    Stir fry couscous veggies

  5. Add couscous to the mixture and stir-fry for about 2-3 minutes. Readjust the season.

    Stir fry couscous in a pot

  6. Serve with any protein of your choice. Enjoy!

    Stir fry couscous served

Recipe Notes

Note:

I only used half of the steamed couscous in the stir-fry, because I already steamed the couscous before I realized the vegetables I had won't be enough. So if you're cooking the amount of couscous I made in this recipe, you might want to double the vegetable quantity.