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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Couscous with Italian Sausage
This dish is very similar to the Polenta dish I made a month or so ago, but I used the couscous instead. Couscous is a rolled pasta that cooks very quickly by just adding boiling water to it. I find that it's very versatile and can be used in many dishes. I like to use it as a starch in Indian, Italian and Latin foods. It's very common in Mediterranean and Moroccan dishes as well. What I made tonight is very simple, quick, economical and yummy. You will need 3 sweet Italian sausages (casing removed) and broken into bite size pieces, 1/2 of a red and green bell pepper med diced, 1/2 of a yellow onion med diced, 6 oz of button mushrooms thinly sliced, 4 garlic cloves chopped, 2 tbs of chopped flat leaf parsley, 2 tbs of olive oil, 1/4 - 1/2 C chicken broth, 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, S&P to taste, parmigiano reggiano and couscous. Add 2 tbs of the olive oil to med size skillet and heat over med heat. Add all your vegetables and saute them, tossing them often for about 5-7 minutes and season with a little S&P. Remove them from the skillet and add your sausage pieces and cook thru tossing periodically about 7-10 minutes. While your sausage is cooking go ahead and cook your couscous following the directions on the package. I made enough for 3 servings. Add your vegetables back to the skillet with sausage add your chicken stock and red pepper flakes and let it simmer for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Once it's finished, remove from heat. Fluff your couscous with a fork and serve into bowls with the sausage mixture. Grate some fresh parmigiano reggiano over top and sprinkle with parsley. Bon Appetit!
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couscous,
italian sausage
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