1. Main Page
  2. National cuisine
  3. Couscous with fish and quince

Couscous with Fish and Quince

An unexpected pairing that comes together in stunning flavor!

Yulia MorozovaAuthor avatar
Recipe author
Couscous with fish and quince
0
0

Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 10 % 4 g
Fats 32 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 59 % 24 g
239 kcal
GI: 25 / 75 / 0
  • Dishes from the Eastern tradition take time, but the payoff is worth it — and this couscous with fish and quince is no exception. Soak the chickpeas overnight ahead of time. Clean and gut the fish, then rinse it. Cut off the head, tail, and fins, and remove as many bones as you can. Rinse again, season with salt, and sprinkle with black pepper. To heated olive oil, add the chickpeas, tomato paste, and ground red pepper. Stir, then pour in 1.5 quarts (1.5 L) of water and simmer gently. Moisten the couscous with water and tip it into a colander. Set the colander over the pot where the chickpeas are cooking. Once steam starts rising through the grains, begin timing; after half an hour, lift off the colander. Turn the couscous into a bowl, sprinkle with water, break up any clumps with a wooden spoon, and let it rest 10 minutes. Add the fish, the quince cut into large chunks (cores removed), and the raisins to the pot with the chickpeas. Once everything comes to a boil, return the couscous to the colander, set it back over the pot, and steam until done. Mound the finished couscous on a large platter. Skim the top layer of fat from the simmering fish and work it into the couscous along with the butter and cinnamon. Toss quickly, shape it into a mound with a hollow in the center, and spoon the fish sauce over the couscous. Pile the fish, chickpeas, and quince into the hollow. Now your couscous with fish and quince is ready for a grand presentation — serve it hot.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Quince - 40  kcal/100g
  • Cinnamon - 247  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Raisins - 280  kcal/100g
  • Kishmish - 279  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Chickpeas - 364  kcal/100g
  • Ground red pepper - 318  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Couscous - 112  kcal/100g

Similar recipes

Related and additional categories: