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Harira - Lamb and Vegetable Soup
Fava Bean Salad
Tagine of Chicken, preserved lemon and olives
Couscous
harissa
Fish Chermoula
Carrots with black currants
Mescouta date cookies
OBJECTIVES
Lamb and vegetable soup - brown lamb well cook spices to develop flavor
Fava bean salad - beans must be warm when tossed with dressing
Tagine of chicken - simmer not boil - brown chicken well
Couscous- follow directions- steamed
Harissa - toast/ rehydrate chili- done burn or they will become bitter
hot sauce condiment
Fish chermoula
Carrots with Currants - tender not overcooked.
Mescouta- Date Cookies - do not over mix batter - cut while still warm- staple of middle east brought
to Africa Date palm
KEY POINTS
north africa influenced by middle east "pork"
each region has his own spice blend
Ras el nomout - 45 ingredients
Couscous - starch is primary characteristic
TIMELINE
1. quick soak beans
2. make chermoula marinate fish
3. Fish Fabrication chicken fabrication/ rub on chix
4. start couscous
5. cook beans and make dressing
6. tagine / soup / harissa/ date cookies
7. carrots
Harira - Lamb and Vegetable Soup
Fava Bean Salad
Tagine of Chicken, preserved lemon and olives
Couscous
harissa
Fish Chermoula
Carrots with black currants
Mescouta date cookies
OBJECTIVES
Lamb and vegetable soup - brown lamb well cook spices to develop flavor
Fava bean salad - beans must be warm when tossed with dressing
Tagine of chicken - simmer not boil - brown chicken well
Couscous- follow directions- steamed
Harissa - toast/ rehydrate chili- done burn or they will become bitter
hot sauce condiment
Fish chermoula
Carrots with Currants - tender not overcooked.
Mescouta- Date Cookies - do not over mix batter - cut while still warm- staple of middle east brought
to Africa Date palm
KEY POINTS
north africa influenced by middle east "pork"
each region has his own spice blend
Ras el nomout - 45 ingredients
Couscous - starch is primary characteristic
TIMELINE
1. quick soak beans
2. make chermoula marinate fish
3. Fish Fabrication chicken fabrication/ rub on chix
4. start couscous
5. cook beans and make dressing
6. tagine / soup / harissa/ date cookies
7. carrots
The food today was one of the best weeks so far. using the tagine was most effective in making the meat the juiciest. it was important to under salt just a little because the preserved lemons were very salty. With the date cookies it is important to not over mix the batter. Best results when the nuts and dried fruit are cut small pieces.