Couscous stuffing with golden raisins & pis
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Finely chopped onion |
| ½ | cup | Finely chopped carrot |
| ½ | cup | Finely chopped celery |
| 1 | large | Minced garlic clove |
| ¼ | cup | + 2 tblsp olive oil |
| ⅔ | cup | Finely chopped red bell pepper |
| ⅓ | cup | Finely chopped pistachios |
| ½ | cup | Golden raisins |
| 3 | tablespoons | Finely chopped parsley leaves |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cumin |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Ground coriander seed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| ⅓ | cup | Thinly sliced scallion |
| 2¼ | cup | Water |
| 1⅔ | cup | (10 oz box) couscous |
Directions
IF BAKING THE STUFFING SEPAR
¼ cup chicken broth 2 tblsp unsalted butter Cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in ¼ of oil over moderately low heat until veggies are soft. Add bell peper and cook 3 more minutes. Add pistachios, raisins, parsley, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, thyme, scallion. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook and stir for another minute, then put in a large bowl.
Combine water and remaining olive oil, add salt to taste. Bring to boil. Stir in couscous and let stand covered for 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff with fork. Add to veggie mixture, salt and pepper it, and combine everything GENTLY. Let cool, then stuff 1214 lb turkey.
If baking separately, put stuffing into buttered 34 qt casserole, drizzle with broth, dot top with butter. Bakd in middle of 325 degree oven for 30 minutes covered and 30 minutes uncovered. Shared by Stephanie da Silva