By Gabriele Caglio
Cous Cous - Shrimp, peas and tomato emulsion
7 steps
Prep:30minCook:1h
It is one of the most versatile ingredients you can have in your kitchen. It goes well with meat or vegetables, you can eat it warm or cold and everybody loves it. This version is with shrimps, peas and tomato emulsion.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:52:05 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Great
Glycemic Index
47
Low
Glycemic Load
28
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories444 kcal (22%)
Total Fat17.5 g (25%)
Carbs59.1 g (23%)
Sugars6.3 g (7%)
Protein14.9 g (30%)
Sodium885.1 mg (44%)
Fiber9.1 g (33%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
1 servings
Instructions
Step 1
Wash the cherry tomatoes, cut them in half and carefully take all the internal parts, including the liquids and put them into a food processor. Add the sugar, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Once the pulp has been removed from the tomato, cut each slice in half again.
Food ProcessorMix
cherry tomatoes50g
salt
pepper
sugar¼ tsp
tomato paste½ tsp
Step 2
Boil the peas in salty water and once softened, put them in a strainer so they can cool down.
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peas50g
salt
water
Step 3
Put some oil a couple of spoon if oil in a pan and once is hot, ease down the shrimps. Cook the shrimps for five minutes and then remove from the heat and place them in a bowl. Pour some lemon juice chopped parsley in the cup with the shrimps and mix.
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Slotted Spoon
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Pan
salt
lemon juice1 spoon
parsley
Step 4
In the pan where you cooked the shrimps, pour the tomato emulsion and add the peas and some salt and pepper, mix and cook for 2 minutes. Put back the shrimps in the pan, mix for a minute and remove the pan from the heat. Put the sliced tomato now in the pan and cover it with a lid. Let these ingredients cool down.
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Spoon
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peas50g
cherry tomatoes50g
salt
pepper
Step 5
Put the cous cous in a bow with the olive oil. With a fork shell the cous cous for a couple of minutes.
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Fork
cous cous50g
Step 6
Put a pot on the stove with the water. Usually the water is twice the weight of the cous cous but adjust the quantity according to what is wiritten in the couc cous box. Heat up the stove and once the water starts boiling switch it off and put all the spices in the water. Mix it with a spoon for few seconds and then add the cous cous too. Cover with a lid and shake the pot horizontally for a minutes. Let it rest now for 15 minutes.
Repeat the procedure that has been done before the cous cous preparation and shell it gently with a fork, layer by layer.
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salt
pepper
garlic powder½ tsp
ginger powder½ tsp
cumin½ tsp
coriander powder½ tsp
turmeric½ tsp
cinnamon½ tsp
cloves½ tsp
paprika½ tsp
saffron½ tsp
Step 7
The last and final step is to mix the cous cous and all the other ingredients before serving.
Spoon
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