Couscous with vegetables

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make couscous with vegetables? Peel the onion from the husk and finely chop it. Wash the carrots under running water, rubbing the peel with a brush to remove heavy dirt. Carrots need to be chopped quite finely with a knife so that she has time to prepare. Instead, carrots can be grated on a coarse grater. Onions and carrots are exactly the two ingredients that are traditionally included in the frying for many dishes.

2. Step 2:

   

   Heat a frying pan with a non-stick coating and low sides over high heat. Pour in the sunflower oil and warm it up well. Reduce the heat to medium. Put the carrots and onions to fry until soft. It will take about five minutes. Stir the vegetables periodically so that they don't burn.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the bell pepper and free it from seeds and stems. You can use Bulgarian pepper of any color, this will change only the appearance of the dish. Cut the pepper into medium pieces and add to the pan. Fry the vegetables for a few minutes before the pepper softens a little.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash zucchini zucchini and cut into medium cubes, add to the pan with the rest of the vegetables and mix.

5. Step 5:

   

   The last ingredient of vegetables is cherry tomatoes. They also need to be washed and cut, for example, lengthwise in half. You can grind it even harder. Add the tomatoes to the pan.

7. Step 6:

   

   Season the vegetables with salt and pepper to taste. At this stage, you can add dried or fresh herbs and any other seasonings that you like. I use a mixture of herbs: basil, oregano and mint.

8. Step 7:

   

   Mix the vegetables and smooth them with a cooking spatula. Pour the couscous evenly on top.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour the couscous with filtered water and, covered with a lid, simmer the dish over low heat until the moisture completely evaporates. This will happen pretty quickly, but everyone has different ways because of the characteristics of the cooktops and the pans themselves. I stewed for four minutes. Couscous is cooked very quickly, and even this short time was enough for it to swell and reach readiness.

10. Step 9:

    

    Mix the finished dish again, and you can serve it to the table.