(Photo Source: Rachel Ray's Blog)
Looking for some variety in our dinner menu I came across the following recipe on Rachel Ray's blog. This recipe is great for those who want to eat something different but yet still have a healthy meal. It's even great for those that are on the South Beach diet. The only difference would be to omit the couscous on Phase 1.Moroccan Beef Patties With Couscous
1-1/2 cups couscous
Freshly ground pepper
1 lb. lean ground beef
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 Tblsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground allspice
3 Tblsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
In a small saucepan, bring 1-1/2 cups salted water to a boil. Stir in the couscous, cover and remove from the heat. After 5 minutes, fluff the couscous with a fork; season with pepper. Cover to keep warm.
In a large mixing bowl, combine beef, garlic, onion, paprika, cinnamon, cumin, allspice, 1 Tblsp. olive oil, 2 Tblsp. parsley & 1 tsp. salt. Form into 8 patties.
Heat the remaining 2 Tblsp. olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef patties and cook for about 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare (or cook longer if you like your meat more well done.) Fluff the couscous again with a fork, transfer to a platter and top with the beef patties and the remaining 2 Tblsp. parsley.
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9 comments:
What a delightful sounding change for beef patties. I will certainly give this one a try.
Mrs.B
OOOOO, now I'm really hungry.
I'm gonna have to try this one.
Thanks for posting this.
Love & Prayers,
Ronda
This sounds really good! Thank you for sharing. Hope you had a great weekend.
Sounds great, thank you :)
Thanks for sharing this recipe. Now I know what to do with the ground beef I have out for tonight.
That sounds really good.
From Roberta Anne- The Raggedy Girl
this does sound really yummy!
Hugs and Blessings,
That looks different. I'm always looking for something new to make with ground me. I have never had couscous before. Is it like rice?
Joan,
Couscous is a Berber dish consisting of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour. The finished grains are about 1 mm in diameter before cooking. Traditional couscous requires considerable preparation time and is usually steamed. In many places, a more processed quick-cook couscous is available and is particularly valued for its short preparation time.
So no it's not a rice but if you don't have couscous you could use rice to substitute it. However, once you try couscous you'll like it.
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