Perfect Prawn and Courgette Couscous recipe
- Easy
- Feeds 4 adults, or hungry children!
Ingredients
- 375g frozen North Atlantic prawns
- 2 handfuls of frozen petits pois
- ¼ chicken stock cube
- 3tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves very finely chopped
- 1tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
- 3 carrots peeled and grated
- 3 courgettes grated
- ½tsp ground cumin
- 375g couscous
Method
- STEP 1
Allow the prawns and peas to defrost, then drain off any liquid. Dissolve the ¼ chicken stock cube in 600ml boiling water. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium-high heat, and fry the garlic and ginger for a minute. Add the carrots, courgettes and cumin, and fry together for 5 minutes, until just softening but not coloured.
- STEP 2
Add the prawns, peas and couscous and pour over the boiling stock. Cover, simmer for a minute, then remove from the heat and allow the rest of the liquid to be absorbed for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and divide between bowls.