Middle Eastern Fusion

[katnyu002]

The meal started off with wanting to sautee pistacchios. I forgot to do that (teehee). But I did use up some leftovers in the fridge and made a spicy slightly curried stew. I really threw everything together, so everything is an approximation.

Middle Eastern Fusion Stew with Israeli Couscous
Ingredients
A bunch of cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 small

Comments

[littlecreep]

I have made something similar, only never ever tried tempeh, never seen it in the shops and not sure if I would like it enough to learn how to make it. And what are veggie crumbles?

Sounds yummie though mmmmm. Couscous = &hearts

[katnyu002]

Veggie crumbles = meatless "hamburger" meat.

[littlecreep]

Ahhhh okies kool! Had them but in a veggie burger =/

[shoocu_shoocu]

What is the difference between Israeli couscous and the dry couscous sold in grocery stores around the country? Did an Israeli restaurant somewhere modify the couscous that originated in Morocco? (Sorry, I really had never heard of Israeli couscous, and now I've heard of it several times during the past couple of weeks! I'm really curious about this story!)

[shoocu_shoocu]

Oops! I found an answer to my question on Wikipedia:

"Israeli couscous is a commercial version of North African Berkukes and Levantine Maghrebiyya (from the Maghreb) brought by Jewish immigrants from various parts of the Middle East and North Africa who went to Israel in the early 50s."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous

[shoocu_shoocu]

Also, the article said that Israeli couscous pearls are bigger than the kind usually found in stores.

[katnyu002]

Israeli couscous has a totally different flavor as well. A bit like small pastas, they're also white instead of yellowish.