Cookbook:Jollof Couscous

Jollof Couscous
Category	Nigerian recipes
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Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Cuisine of Nigeria

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil
• Beef, cooked and in bite-sized pieces
• Onions, chopped
• Carrot, chopped
• Red and green bell peppers, chopped
• Green peas
• Seasoning cube
• Salt
• Sweetcorn kernels
• Tomatoes, blended
• Tomato paste
• Beef stock
• Instant couscous

Procedure

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan. Add chopped beef, and fry until golden brown. Set aside.
2. Add onions and carrots, and fry for a minute.
3. Add the chopped peppers and peas.
4. Add seasoning cubes and salt to taste.
5. Stir in the corn kernels.
6. Transfer the cooked vegetables to a plate, and set aside.
7. Heat some more oil in the same pan, and add the blended tomatoes.
8. Stir in the tomato paste, and fry for 3 minutes.
9. Stir in some beef stock or water.
10. Stir in the couscous, making sure the couscous is well-coated with the sauce. Cover with a lid, remove from the heat, and let rest until the liquid is absorbed.
11. Stir in the cooked beef and cooked vegetables.
12. Serve.