Couscous - the basic preparation
-
Energy 1204 kJ (287 kcal) 14 %
-
Sugar 0 g 0 %
-
Fats 7.53 g 11 %
-
Saturates 0.7 g 4 %
-
Sodium 1.091 g 45 %
% recommended daily amount for adults (Everything about GDA)
How to prepare couscous? Here is a basic guide.
Ingredients
couscous | as needed | 100 g | 257,9 kcal |
sunflower oil | 1 tbsp | 7 ml | 58,1 kcal |
salt | 1/4 tsp | 3 g | 0,1 kcal |
Directions
- Pour the couscous into a bowl and add about a tablespoon of oil.
- Mix thoroughly to encase every grain of oil.
- Season couscous with salt.
- Then pour over the couscous with boiling water and leave for about 3 minutes.
- Mix again well and leave a few minutes.
- Couscous must remain loose and does not stick.
- one part - for example, one cup of couscous put into a suitable bowl...
- season with a little salt...
- add a little olive oil... (you may also use a different oil but it will influence the taste of couscous)
- mix thoroughly to encase every grain of oil...
- boil two parts - two cups of water...
- then pour over the couscous with boiling water... stir...
- leave it with a lid on...
- after 3 minutes stir again and cover...
- after 10 minutes the water will vanish and the couscous is ready for eating or for further processing...
- couscous must remain loose... it is also suitable instead of rice...
As the only reward from you is the recognition that we do it well. If you think so, join us on Facebook.
See more recipes
-
video
Grilled chicken in the oven
This chicken is very simple and yet the result is the same as that of a professional grill.
1 serving $ 0.55
5175 100 minutes -
video
Shortbread
Instructions for making shortbread without emulsifiers, stabilizers and other chemicals. |
From this recipe you can make about 4-5 big trays of cookies. |
You can cut out biscuits of any shapes and further modify them according to the other recipes.
1 serving $ 0.18
7480 30 minutes -
video
Homemade potato fritters
Cheap and famous dish not only for vegetarians. They can simply omit magi seasoning. |
To this recipe you can simply add the sausage, fried meat or anything you like. |
If you are not sure about the taste, fry only one fritter, then taste and season eventually.
1 serving $ 0.32
8783 60 minutes -
video
Home farmhouse bread
Also annoys you when you buy a bread, bring it home, and it is actually inedible? ... Or weather there is still some in a shop, when in the evening after working all day you go buy one. And if you already have it and it is so so good, then the second or third day you eat it with self-denial? This inspired us to add this great recipe. It will be delicious for a week, but anyway it will not last for so long as you will not resist and bake more ... | In this recipe we have received many comments on the quantity of water. Some write that water is too much, others that is not enough. Much depends on how the flour is stored, from what manufacturer, etc.. Therefore, always add water gradually! |
First day keep it covered with a cloth, and then, as usual ... |
If you want bread without sunflower seeds, simply omit it. |
The more you want the bread soft, make the dough thinner and vice versa.
1 serving $ 0.09
7192 150 minutes -
video
Fried potatoes with chicken bits in French style
Excellent and balanced quick meal, which, according to the video you can handle easily.
1 serving $ 1.14
8027 40 minutes -
video
Simple French potatoes
5091 90 minutes -
video
Whipped chocolate cup
Chocolate cup is delicious especially for children, but also adults will love it.
1 serving $ 0.27
7071 20 minutes -
video
Devilish toast baked with cheese
This recipe describes the production of hot spread, which is suitable not only for the toast, but also to prepare many other delicacies. | You know - in the evening comes a bunch of people to visit, but what is to offer? This spicy dish handles everyone,it doesn´t cost much and the result is guaranteed. | As the amount of this hot sauce is around 1 liter, it can be safely inserted into clean jars and sterilized for 15 minutes in water at 90° C. | Sauce as the name suggests is hot, yet for some children very tasty. Decision if this dish is served to children is up to you .... | Imagination has no limits, so you can decorate it with slices of hard boiled egg or pickled cucumber and pepper. | If you put this sauce on a large pan and add 30 eggs then this bunch of people burst bursts overfeeding :-) | When you take advantage of discounts on summer vegetables, then you have this delicacy for a few bucks.
1 serving $ 0.55
9010 60 minutes -
video
Christmas coconut cookies
You will certainly prepare Christmas coconut cookies not only during Christmas. They are cheap, quick and most importantly delicious! | From this amount you get a full plate of them.
1 serving $ 0.23
6094 30 minutes -
video
Tiramisu
Are you discouraged by the price of this cake? In January 2014 in the center of Prague we have seen the same weight tiramisu for 1,000 crowns. Do you still find our recipe expensive? In addition, you'll know exactly what it contains and you can perhaps make a smaller portion. These ingredients are caunted on a really big cake. | This delicious cake is not intended for long-term storage because of the fresh eggs it contains. So make it always a fresh one and store it in the refrigerator up to 24 hours.
1 serving $ 0.36
8306 15 minutes -
video
Vegetable tortilla with chicken
Do not buy expensive tortillas in fasf food restaurants. No one knows what's in them, and they are overpriced. Even more, they are completely inedible when cooled. |Of this amount you can make at least 10 tortillas.
1 serving $ 0.41
9415 20 minutes -
video
Poppy seed cake with lemon icing
A delicious dessert with a quick preparation. Just throw the ingredience in a bowl, stir and put in the oven. The result is absolutely excellent and for a few bucks. |To find out weather the cake is ready stick a cocktail stick into it, and pull it out, if it´s a non-stick, you're done. Test it not only on the edges but also in the middle of a cake.
1 serving $ 0.14
8414 90 minutes -
video
Spicy Chinese soup as at restaurant
Do you love spicy soup thickened with potato starch in Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants? Make it at home almost for free!
1 serving $ 0.18
7562 30 minutes -
video
Phở bò tái almost fat free
Pho bo ( pronounced "pfa bo " ) soup is a hit of nowadays.. If you follow our instructions, you will find it quite simple. Firstly, read the entire instructions, watch a video, and then you just have to print the ingredients and go shopping. Our tips can be found at the end of this recipe. | Tip 1: Make broth always in large quantities. Do not worry that soup won´t be tasty. The broth can be easily frozen. It's the most difficult part, the rest is ready in the bowl in a minute. | Tip 2: You will have some difficulies to find the herbs in ordinary shops, but in Vietnam marketplaces they will advise you. For this case we have also named the herbs in Vietnam language, so they immediately know which one it is. | Tip 3: The most common herbs are Mexican coriander and mung sprouts. Coriander, perilla and Vietnam basil herbs are very aromatic, and thus use very little of them. | Tip 4 : Use beef bones, tail and ribs in various combinations. It does not matter if you use them in different quantities. But always use marrowbones. | Tip 5 : Rinse the meat thoroughly in cold water and bake the bones as directed. This saves you a time with replacing the water, as stated in some other recipes. | Tip 6: Do not look for the original recipe for soup Pho, it does not exist. On the internet, we went through hundreds of recipes, but none of them were the same. | Tip 7: What to do with meat that was left of the broth? It is a soup called "phở bò chín", of which the recipe can be fond HERE. | Tip 8: This soup costs in various restaurants from 79 up to 259 crowns. At this price the average family eats this soup at home 3 times. Do not underestimate the soup because is full of vitamins and minerals. | Tip 9: If you find this soup too fatty, then let the broth cool completely and the second day pick up all fat with a spoon, and then you have a great and healthy diet soup. | Tip 10: When you eat this soup as a main meal, ask yourself a question: Why Vietnamese and Chinese are not fat ... ? The answer lies in a bowl in front of you...
1 serving $ 1
10038 5 hours -
video
Chicken thighs with garlic
Everyone knows that this chicken recipe is a delicacy. | Chicken is traditionally the best with potatoes and cucumber salad.
1 serving $ 0.45
7127 60 minutes -
video
Dijon mayonnaise
Very simple mayonnaise. You can prepare it from ingredients that you always find at home. |
Keep in mind that mayonnaise contains no stabilizers, and preservatives, therefore it must be used within 24 hours and stored in the fridge.
1 serving $ 0.18
5043 5 minutes -
video
Delicious homemade gingerbread
In this recipe you will be surprised twice: first when you mix it and the second time when you taste it - there is no a simpler gingerbread than this one
|
When it cools, cut it horizontally and can spread with nutella, jam or marmalade.
1 serving $ 0.09
7009 60 minutes -
video
Quick vanilla muffins
Muffins are a favorite delicacy not just for children. In stores, however, they tend to be quite expensive and mostly full of additives and emulsifiers. At home, you prepare them for a while, and for a few bucks. |Beware of some kinds of paper cups! They must be placed in a silicone or metal muffin tray because the heat deforms them. |If you have this kind of paper cups but don´t have a muffin tray, then use a simple trick. Put them on a normal baking tray close to each other, and thus they can not spill. For this you can use small baking bowl or porcelain pot. |The more the dough is thicker, the less they rise during baking and vice versa.
1 serving $ 0.27
8549 40 minutes -
video
Starbucks chocolate muffins
This recipe is endless. When you finis1/2 h one batch, you will start to prepare the ingredients for another one. | Beware of some kinds of paper cups! They must be placed in a silicone or metal muffin tray because the heat deforms them. |If you have this kind of paper cups but don´t have a muffin tray, then use a simple trick. Put them on a normal baking tray close to each other, and thus they can not spill. For this you can use small baking bowl or porcelain pot. |The more the dough is thicker, the less they rise during baking and vice versa.
1 serving $ 0.32
14745 40 minutes -
video
Easter stuffing
Exquisite dish that prepare a lot of people, not only for Easter. This stuffing is wonderful throughout the year! |
In the stuffing traditionally belongs chopped young nettles. However, if you do not have it, a great substitution is a parsley. | It can be served as a separate dish, for example, with bread slices spread with mustard and stuffing or it is delicious with mashed potatoes. Serve with a rich vegetable garnish.
1 serving $ 0.32
13657 70 minutes
Komentáře