Basic Couscous

Name: Basic Couscous
Yield: Makes 6 Side-Dish Servings
Ingredients: 3 ½ cups chicken broth or water; Salt; 2¼ cups dried couscous

Preparation info

Makes
6
Side-Dish Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

Couscous varies depending on the brand, so follow the directions on the package. If there are none, use the amounts here.

Ingredients

2¼ cups dried couscous
3 ½ cups chicken broth or water
Salt

Side dish

Method

Put the couscous in a heat-proof bowl and pour over the boiling broth or water. Let sit for 5 minutes and then fluff the couscous with a fork while sprinkling with salt.