Moroccan Prawns With Tomato Almond Couscous Recipes

MOROCCAN SHRIMP WITH TOMATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• For the quick preserved lemon: In a small saucepan, combine lemon, lemon juice, and salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until lemon is soft, approximately 15 minutes. Cool, then chop. Set aside
• For the shrimp: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, add the oil followed by onions, garlic, and tomatoes. Gently cook, stirring, until vegetables are fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the ras el hanout and salt and roast in the oven 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and fold in chopped preserved lemon.
• Arrange shrimp over the tomato mixture in an even layer. Drizzle with olive oil and place in the oven until the shrimp are cooked through and are bright coral pink, about 2 minutes. Remove, top with chopped cilantro and serve.

MOROCCAN LAMB WITH TOMATO & COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the lamb with Moroccan spice. Heat the oil in a pan, add the lamb fillets and cook until the lamb is cooked as desired. Remove the lamb to a warm serving plate.
• Add the onion, garlic, red pepper and carrot to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and juice, and the Baby Peas, stirring to combine. Cover and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes.
• Spoon the sauce onto the prepared couscous. Cut the lamb into slices and serve on top of the sauce.

MOROCCAN SHRIMP WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Spoon yogurt onto several layers of heavy-duty paper towels; spread to 1/2-inch thickness. Cover with additional paper towels, and let stand 5 minutes.
• Scrape into a bowl using a rubber spatula. Cover and refrigerate.
• While yogurt stands, combine the paprika, salt, cumin, curry, red pepper, and cinnamon.
• Bring 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika mixture, dried fruit, water, and broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in the couscous.
• Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• While couscous stands, melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle shrimp with remaining paprika mixture.
• Add shrimp to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until done.
• Spoon 1/2 cup couscous in center of each plate.
• Top each with 1/2 cup shrimp and 1 tablespoon yogurt. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

MOROCCAN PRAWNS WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• 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.

MOROCCAN PRAWNS WITH TOMATO & ALMOND COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine 2 tbs oil, spice and prawns, marinate for 30 mins. Bring stock and butter to the boil in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat. Add the couscous, cover and set aside for 3 minutes. Fluff with a fork to separate the grains. Heat remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion for 5 mins until slightly caramel around the edges. Increase heat, add tomatoes and toss for 1 min. Add couscous and continue to cook for another minute. Fold through parsley and almonds. Season with salt and pepper. Chargrill the prawns for 20 seconds each side or until they are golden. Serve the couscous topped with prawns and lemon wedges.