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Couscous

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Couscous

Tunisian couscous is red and fearless — harissa in the broth, often with fish on the coast.

🔪 Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 80 min📈 Difficulty: Medium

Cooking for

6 people

What makes it special

Tomato-harissa broth, distinctly spicy, famously crowned with whole fish or lamb.

Ingredients

  • 500 gcouscous
  • 600 gfish steaks or lamb
  • 3 tbspharissa
  • 3 tbsptomato paste
  • 2 carrots, potatoes, peppers
  • 1 tspcaraway and coriander

Method

  1. 1

    Fry tomato paste and harissa in oil until brick red.

  2. 2

    Add vegetables, spices, and water; simmer, adding fish near the end.

  3. 3

    Steam the couscous over the pot and fluff with broth.

  4. 4

    Serve fiery, with extra harissa for the brave.

🍽 On your table

How this dish looks served for 6

On your table

How Couscous is made elsewhere