Couscous with beef and vegetables

Cooking

Step 1

Wash the beef, pat dry and cut into small pieces. Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the pieces of beef in small portions until golden brown, transfer them to another bowl.

Step 2

Peel the onion, finely chop. Wash the tomatoes, remove the skin and cut into cubes. Wash the hot pepper, cut in half, remove the seeds, finely chop.

Step 3

Put the onion in the pan in which the meat was fried and fry for 10 minutes. Return the meat to the pan along with the juices. Add tomatoes, tomato juice, 1 tsp. salt, black pepper, spicy seasoning for meat. Simmer covered over low heat for 30 minutes.

Step 4

Wash carrots, turnips and zucchini, peel and cut into cubes. Wash sweet peppers, cut in half, remove seeds and also cut into cubes. Boil the corn, cut off the kernels.

Step 5

Add carrots, turnips and peppers to the pan to the meat. Stir and cook covered for 20 minutes. Add zucchini, corn and cook for another 15 minutes.

Step 6

To boil water. Add butter and remaining salt. Pour in the couscous, cover and let it brew for 5 minutes. Arrange couscous on a platter. Top with beef and vegetables. BY THE WAY This national dish of the peoples of North Africa is prepared from couscous, with a variety of sauces - meat, fish, vegetables, and fruits. To prepare cereals, wheat flour is poured on a special, slightly curved board with a thin layer, then semolina is sifted, a little water is sprinkled, and then semolina is rolled into tiny balls with your hands. The resulting grains are sifted through a sieve so that they are of the same size. Now you can buy instant couscous in almost all supermarkets.