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<\/a><\/p>\nYou need :<\/p>\n
1 package of whole chicken , or chicken thighs ( i used chicken thighs )<\/p>\n
olive oil<\/p>\n
2 1\/2 tsp. ground ginger<\/p>\n
3\/4 tsp. ground cumin<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp. ground turmeric<\/p>\n
1\/4 tsp. saffron thread<\/p>\n
1\/8 tsp. ground cinnamon<\/p>\n
3 garlic cloves , minced<\/p>\n
6 cups of chicken broth<\/p>\n
2 carrots , cut about 2 inches<\/p>\n
2 celery stalks , about 2 inches cut<\/p>\n
1 medium turnip , quartered<\/p>\n
2 leeks , half cut and cut into 2 inches<\/p>\n
8 small white onions<\/p>\n
1 1\/2 cup of quick cooking couscous<\/p>\n
1 zucchini<\/p>\n
1 can of chick peas , rinsed and drained<\/p>\n
In a dutch oven , heat up the olive oil , and then add the chicken , sprinkle with the spices mix all over . Turn the chicken and sprinkle on the other side too . Don’t have to brown the chicken , just cook few minutes , and then add the 6 cups of chicken broth , mix well . Then bring to boil , add the onions , carrot , celery , turnips , leeks , cook about 30 minutes , on simmer , til the chicken is done . Then add the zucchini and chickpeas , cook for extra 5 minutes . Then take out about 3 cups of the broth into a small pot , bring to boil , and then turn the heat off , and add the couscous and then cover and let it sit for 5 minutes .<\/p>\n
Serve the couscous with vegetables and the chicken , and harrisa on the side .<\/p>\n
Harissa recipe :<\/p>\n
6 oz of bird eyes chilis<\/p>\n
6 garlic cloves<\/p>\n
1\/2 tbsp. salt<\/p>\n
1\/2 tbsp. ground coriander<\/p>\n
1\/2 tbsp. cumin<\/p>\n
1\/4 cup of cilantro<\/p>\n
Mix this all together in a bowl of food processor , add olive oil if it’s too dry , and mix until it’s mixed well . My harissa wasn’t quite the original harissa because i didn’t have enough birds eye chilis , i mixed the chilis with some of the jalapeno and also sweet pepper too , although it tasted really spicy and delicious !!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Or you can always call it chicken couscous , either it’s\u00a0 Tunisian dish or Moroccan dish .. not quite sure about it . But all i know is , that this dish was delicious . Despite that it’s not that hard to make . Me and my family love couscous , we really enjoy couscous every once in a while . And usually we pair it with some grilled chicken or some fish . Couscous au Poulet , was easy to make , it’s not really hard .. except you need some spices for sure . And if you have saffron , it would be even better , unfortunately i did not have saffron threads on hand .. ( saffron supposed to be very expensive , as expensive as gold !! LOL ) , so i skipped saffron , thankfully , the dish still turned out delicious ! You need : 1 package of whole chicken , or chicken thighs ( i used chicken thighs ) olive oil 2 1\/2 tsp. ground ginger 3\/4 tsp. ground cumin 1\/2 tsp. ground turmeric 1\/4 tsp. saffron thread 1\/8 tsp. ground cinnamon 3 garlic cloves , minced 6 cups of chicken broth 2 carrots , cut about 2 inches 2 celery stalks , about 2 inches cut 1 medium turnip , quartered 2 leeks , half cut and cut into 2 inches 8 small white onions 1 1\/2 cup of quick cooking couscous 1 zucchini 1 can of chick peas , rinsed and drained In a dutch oven , heat up the olive oil , and then add the chicken , sprinkle with the spices mix all over . Turn the chicken and sprinkle on the other side too . Don’t have to brown the chicken , just cook few minutes , and then add the 6 cups of chicken broth , mix well . Then bring to boil , add the onions , carrot , celery , turnips , leeks , cook about 30 minutes , on simmer , til the chicken is done . Then add the zucchini and chickpeas , cook for extra 5 minutes . Then take out about 3 cups of the broth into a small pot , bring to boil , and then turn the heat off , and add the couscous and then cover and let it sit for 5 minutes . Serve the couscous with vegetables and the chicken , and harrisa on the side . Harissa recipe : 6 oz of bird eyes chilis 6 garlic cloves 1\/2 tbsp. salt 1\/2 tbsp. ground coriander 1\/2 tbsp. cumin 1\/4 cup of cilantro Mix this all together in a bowl of food processor , add olive oil if it’s too dry , and mix until it’s mixed well . My harissa wasn’t quite the original harissa because i didn’t have enough birds eye chilis , i mixed the chilis with some of the jalapeno and also sweet pepper too , although it tasted really spicy and delicious !!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-main-dishes","category-main-dishes-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1151"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1154,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151\/revisions\/1154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}