Couscous With Tomato And Onion

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 cup chicken or 1 cup vegetable stock, boiling
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat two tablespoons of oil into a non stick frying pan, on medium heat. add the onion and saute for 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened, but not coloured.
• 2 stir in tomato paste and sugar, and cook for 1 minutes. add tomatoes 1/2 tsp salt and fresh ground pepper, and cook for another 3 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, pour the boiling water over the couscous in a shallow bowl and cover with plastic wrap. let stand for 10 minutes. fluff the couscous at the end of the 10 minutes, adding the tomatoe sauce mixture.
• 4 clean the fryin pan and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil with butter, over medium heat. add the couscous, once the butter has melted, and using the spatulas, flatten the couscous, and heat until a crisp edge develops over the base and sides.
• 5 carefully invert the couscous a plate, by placing a plate over the top of the couscous, before inverting, releasing the couscous from the pan. serve warm or at room temperature.