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SPICY COUSCOUS RECIPE WITH SHRIMP AND CHORIZO

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Easy, 20-minute spicy couscous recipe with shrimp and Chorizo! This one-pot meal is a bit of a Moroccan-Spanish fusion. Quick-cooked couscous is combined with shrimp, Spanish Chorizo, and a few warm spices. Be sure to watch the video above to see how I make it.

Provided by Suzy Karadsheh

Categories Entree

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

6 oz hard Spanish Chorizo, sliced into thin rounds
Extra virgin olive oil (I used Private Reserve olive oil)
1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, finally chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
1 1/4 tsp turmeric
1 1/4 tsp paprika
1 1/4 tsp ground cumin
Salt
1.5 lb large shrimp (prawns),peeled, deviened and well-rinsed
1 1/4 cup couscous
Boiling water
1 cup chopped fresh parsley, stems removed

Steps:

In a large cooking pot, heat just a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. Add the Chorizo sausages and cook just until crisp (hard Spanish chorizo should be cooked already.) Remove from heat and place on paper towels to drain.
To the cooking pot, add onions, garlic and jalapeno, cook briefly until onions are translucent. Now add the spices and stir briefly, then add the shrimp. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook the shrimp for 3 to 4 mins or until it is firm and pink. Do not overcook the shrimp.
Meanwhile, boil 2 1/2 cup of water.
Return the Chorizo to the cooking pot and add the couscous, a little olive oil, a dash of salt and the boiling water. Turn the heat off immediately and cover. Let sit for 5 minutes. Uncover and stir in the fresh parsley.
Transfer to serving bowls and enjoy! (see suggested sides)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 734 calories, Sugar 1.6 g, Sodium 939.7 mg, Fat 34.1 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 50.1 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 57.1 g, Cholesterol 323.7 mg

COUSCOUS WITH OLIVES AND LEMON

Couscous with Olives and Lemon image

Categories Citrus Olive Side Vegetarian Quick & Easy Vegan Couscous Parsley Gourmet Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 3/4 cups water
Rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups couscous (10 oz)
16 oil-cured black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest

Steps:

Cook garlic in oil in a 2- to 3-quart wide heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add water and salt and bring to a boil. Stir in remaining ingredients, then cover pan and remove from heat. Let stand, undisturbed, 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.