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Name: Chorizo orange and apricot couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: North African
Ingredients: 150 g (5 oz) dried couscous; 250 ml chicken stock ( I used some leftover Butternut squash bisque with a little water, heated in the microwave); 1 onion, peeled and chopped; 2 Cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped roughly; A very good slug of olive oil; ½ small of pack sliced chorizo sausages and ½ small pack of sliced peppered salami; Apricot sauce; 8 dried apricots, chopped; Zest of an orange; Juice, zest and chopped flesh 1 orange; 4 tablespoons sherry; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, bruised and crushed, not powdered; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, bruised and crushed, not powdered; Pinch of salt; Ground black pepper; Salad ingredients; 1 small sweet pepper, deseeded and chopped (we had loads of miniature coloured sweet peppers that we used this time); 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped; Garnish; Handful of shelled pistachio nuts, crushed; Bunch of fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped
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|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
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|Servings = Serves 2
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 25 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 10 minutes
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====Best recipe review====
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''<span class="reviewTitle">Annie's favourite!</span>''

<span style="line-height:180%"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="reviewScore">5</span>/5 </span>

<span class="reviewDesc">Clear winner this one, and it looks spectacular.</span> 

<span class="reviewAuthor"> [[User:PSmith|Paul&nbsp;R&nbsp;Smith]] </span></span>
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 150 g (5 oz) dried [[Couscous|couscous]]
| 250 ml [[Chicken stock|chicken stock]] ( I used some leftover [[Butternut squash bisque]] with a little water, heated in the microwave)
| 1 [[Onion|onion]], peeled and chopped
| 2 Cloves of [[Garlic|garlic]], peeled and chopped roughly
| A very good slug of [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| &#189; small of pack sliced [[Chorizo sausages|chorizo sausages]] and &#189; small pack of sliced peppered [[salami]]
|'''Apricot sauce'''
| 8 [[Dried apricots|dried apricots]], chopped
| [[Zest|zest]] of an [[Orange|orange]]
| Juice, zest and chopped flesh 1 [[Orange|orange]]
| 4 tablespoons [[Sherry|sherry]]
| 1 teaspoon [[Cumin seeds|cumin seeds]], bruised and crushed, not powdered
| 1 teaspoon [[Caraway seeds|caraway seeds]], bruised and crushed, not powdered
| Pinch of [[Salt|salt]]
| [[Ground black pepper]]
|'''Salad ingredients'''
| 1 small [[sweet pepper]], deseeded and chopped (we had loads of miniature coloured sweet peppers that we used this time)
| 2 fresh [[tomatoes]], chopped
|'''Garnish'''
| Handful of shelled [[Pistachio nuts|pistachio nuts]], crushed
| Bunch of fresh [[Parsley leaves|parsley leaves]], finely chopped
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Bring your [[Stock|stock]] to [[Boiling|boiling]] and pour over the [[Couscous|couscous]], leave to stand for about 15 minutes or until the stock is absorbed
| [[Fry]] the [[Onions|onions]] and [[Garlic|garlic]] in a good slug of [[Olive oil|olive oil]] for about 5 minutes - the more flavoured [[Oil|oil]] you can get on the [[Couscous|couscous]], the better
| Roll the [[Meat|meat]] slices and chop into slivers
| [[Fry]] the [[Meat|meat]] until the [[Fat|fat]] from the [[Meat|meat]] colours your [[Oil|oil]], remove from the heat
| In a small pan, add the chopped [[Apricots|apricots]], [[Orange|orange]] flesh and juice, crushed [[Spices|spices]], pinch of [[Salt|salt]] and a grind of [[Pepper|pepper]] and gently [[Simmer|simmer]] until the [[Sherry|sherry]] has reduced and all you are left with is a nice sticky goo.
| Mix the couscous, salad ingredients and apricot sauce together, sprinkle with [[Pistachio nuts|pistachio nuts]] and [[Parsley|parsley]]
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Image:Mergez and pepperoni frying.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frying and flavouring the oil
Image:Mergez orange and apricot couscous ingredients.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fresh ingredients
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===Serving suggestions===

Serve hot, warm or cold

===Chef's note===

As this dish is all about the taste and texture explosions of all the different ingredients, I find it's better to chop the garlic so you have little taste bites, rather than crush it and just add the general flavour.
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Grain and bean recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:North African recipes]]
[[Category:Spicy recipes]]
[[Category:Fruit recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]

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