Couscous Recipes

There are some things I like to eat with couscous. This is the recipe for easy-made couscous. If you're Mr. Fancy-pants, you can steam it, use Chai bags or stock to alter the flavour.

When cooking any of these, I usually have to add water during the process so that it would not start burning.

I'll start with the easiest one which makes a soft-tasting breakfast.

Olive oil

Tomatoes

Celery sticks

Paprika (optional)

Soy sauce (optional)

Dried parsley

Black pepper

Salt

Ground coriander

Eggs

Olive oil

Tomatoes

Mushrooms

Black pepper

Dried parsley

Eggs

Soy sauce

Salt

Cheddar cheese (extra mature, crumbled)

 I tried arranging these in order of  going to the pan, well, more or less. As for the amount, just work it out yourselves. Usually it's 2-3 tomatoes, 3-5 celery sticks and 2-3 eggs. When you put eggs in, mix everything and make sure the eggs are cooked. The vegetables should still retain some crunchiness. Just top a plate of couscous with that or mix it in a pan and enjoy a mild-tasting meal.

Meats that go well with couscous are chicken and fish. I have another recipe that's quite easy yet very tasty.

You'll need to shallow fry some Coriander Chicken, some couscous (link to recipe above) and some probably Mexican-tasting stew:

Olive oil

Tomatoes

Green paprika

Lime

Dried chilli

Salt

Fresh parsley leaves

It's super-simple - just cut it however you want it, squeeze a half of lime over it when it's cooked for a bit, leave the rind in the pan, make it chili with chilli, salt, cut parsley and 'tadah!' But make sure everything's cooked this time.

Coriander Chicken

I have a very simple yet tasty recipe for marinating chicken:

Chicken

Ground coriander

Soy sauce

Salt (if needed)

Black pepper (optional)

It's pretty straightforward, really. You just cut the chicken if you need to,  sprinkle the spices, splash the sauce and mix well. Lick your finger to make sure everything tastes right but is not too salty. Coriander doesn't have a strong flavor, so be a bit more liberal with it. Chicken does not have to drown in soy sauce, but there should enough of it to soak the chicken well. Place it in a fridge for an hour or more.

Tuna Stew

Broccoli 1
Red onion 1
Tuna (canned, in oil) 1
Parsley (fresh or dried)
Black pepper
Cream 75-100 ml
Salt
Soy sauce (tasty one, e.g. Kikkoman)

1. Cut broccoli into pieces to fit into a pot. Salt it and boil until soft.
2. In the meantime cut the onion and cook it in a pan using a spoon or two of oil from the tuna for some time.
3. Add tuna (without the remaining oil).
4. Add the boiled broccoli, parsley and pepper and then pulverize it using a spatula.
5. Add the cream and mix everything.
6. Add some salt if needed, but remember that soy sauce is salty as well.
7. When in a plate, splash with some soy sauce.

Feel free to add a dash of hot water at any time if you see or hear it fries instead of boiling.
You have to get it off the hob and let it rest covered for up to 20 minutes.
Try it on hot potatoes.

Creamy Yet Spicy Chicken Pasta

Dice whichever part of chicken you like, make it small pieces. At least 300g. Marinade it for some time with tasty soy sauce (not dark!) e.g. kikkoman, enough of it so you wouldn't need to use salt, and ground coriander (or garam masala spice blend). Click here for recipe for chicken. In the meantime start boiling 400-500g of pasta, e.g. 'spirali' in salted water. Fully cook the chicken in a large pan (I used wok pan so that everything would fit), reduce the heat and add the boiled pasta, add around 200g cheese spread e.g. dairylea and mix thoroughly. Add 2x400g chopped tomatoes with basil chili and oregano (get it from sainsbury's or make your own) and mix it well again. Once in a plate, sprinkle some black peper, some grated parmigiano if you feel like it and squeeze a quarter of a lime over it.

Įžanga

Gerai, tai čia aš dėsiu visokius savo išgalvotus receptus. Jeigu kas tai vertins, labai džiaugsiuosi, jei ne - meluosiu, kad tiesiog užsirašau juos čia, kad nepamirščiau.

Žinot, kaip kartais būna - atsidarai šaldytuvą, o nera nieko, kas būtų panašu į patiekalą. O į parduotuvę eiti tingi. Tada žiūri į turimus produktus, uostai prieskonius, jų derinius ir bandai suprasti, kas čia su kuo tinka. Arba stovi parduotuvėje, ir galvoji, ką pasigaminti vakarienei. Pirma sugalvoji kryptį, sakykim: "Šiandien noriu vegetariškai", o tada eini į daržovių skyrių ir pirštu badai: "Šitas, šitas, šitas... Neee, šitas ne.", iki galvoje viskas susiformuoja į padorų receptą. Arba: "O ką, jeigu šitas su šituo??" Na bent jau man tai taip būna. Kartais vaizduotė nuvilia, bet dažniausiai pasiseka ir būna taip skanu, kad tenka užsirašyti.

Tai grečiausiai ne kūriniai, o artadimai. Turiu omeny, kad nors aš ir pats viską sugalvoju, negaliu pareikšti, kad va štai čia mano išgalvotas patiekalas, nes kažkas panašaus ko gero jau egzistuoja pasaulyje, o gal net tavo virtuvėje. Tiesiog gyvenu savo receptų prasme uždarokame pasaulėlyje ir džiaugiuosi savo patiekalais.

Pastebėsit, kad mano prieskonių racionas gana ribotas (ir ne tik ju - bet cia gi ne apie vienaragi vaivoryksciu padaze), kai kurie prieskoniai dominuoja. Problema su jais yra ta, kad aš dedu jų tiek, kiek man atrodo teisinga, ir nežinau, kaip paaiškinti. Šiek tiek užberkit, o tada paragaukit. Religinių kiekių tikrai nereikia, geriau mažiau, o ypač - druskos.

Ko gero čia įdėsiu ir ne savo bet man patinkančių receptų, o jei kas pasidalins - ir jūsų. Prašau negailėti patarimų ir jų, ir produktų ir gaminimo atžvilgiu.

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