Chicken and Sausage Couscous

Title:
Chicken and Sausage Couscous

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Cooking




Ingredients:





     1    Onion; chopped fine


     3 tb Unsalted butter


     1 ts Turmeric


   1/2 ts Dried hot red pepper flakes


     1 tb Tomato paste


     3 c  Chicken broth


 1 1/2 c  Water


     6    Chicken wings; tips


          -discarded and the wings


          -halved at the joint


   1/2 lb Kielbasa; cut diagonally


          -into 1/2-inch thick slices


     2    Carrots; cut diagonally into


          -1/2-inch thick slices


     1    Turnip; peeled and cut into


          -1/2-inch thick wedges


     3    Inch cinnamon stick


     1    Bay leaf


     1 c  Canned chick-peas; rinsed


          -and drained well


 1 1/2 c  Couscous






 In a heavy saucepan cook the onion in 2 tablespoons of the butter over


 moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened, add the tumeric and


 the red pepper flakes, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir


 in the tomato paste, broth, water, chicken, kielbasa, carrots, turnip,


 cinnamon stick, and the bay leaf and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the


 vegetables are tender. Add the chick-peas and simmer the mixture for 5


 minutes.


 


 Strain 2 cups of the cooking liquid into a small saucepan, add the


 remaining butter, and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the couscous,


 remove the pan from the heat, and let the mixture stand, covered, for 5


 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork. Using a slotted spoon, serve with


 the meat and vegetables, using the remaining liquid to moisten the dish as


 needed.


 


 Yield: 4 servings


 


 Notes: Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine


 


 Recipe by: Cooking live Show #9019


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #966 by "Angele and Jon Freeman"


 
on Dec 19, 1997