Tonight's meal was an Algerian menu. You can see the result of today's matches HERE. Today the tall bloke and I visited the Northcote Carnival - full story HERE (courtesy of Cllr James Cousins) - and topped up our supplies with some cous cous (plain packet), some mixed olives and a bunch of coriander. The menu and recipes used were as follows (these were not from our usual repertoire):
Djedj b'L-Qasbour - chicken in lemon with olives (see recipe HERE)
Spiced Potato Cakes - (see recipe HERE)
Cous cous flavoured with saffron
The last item was something which the tall bloke seemed to know about. I can't say I've been a fan of cous cous... until today! He made a vegetable stock then added onions, cooking until translucent. Then he added the cut peppers, carrots and tomato pure, herbs and spices - a small pinch of cinnamon, cayenne pepper and turmeric, plus a cup of water. Cook this in a heavy saucepan (tall bloke says Le Creuset is best) for a half an hour with the lid on. Then add the cous cous and switch off the heat, but leave standing with the lid on for 5 minutes before serving.
You can see a photo of the meal taken on my Blackberry HERE
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