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06-09-2010, 09:38 AM
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Perhaps this post can be used for a collection of favorite Cuisine at Home recipes for everyone to use.
If you are going to reply to this post, please change to Subject Heading to the name of recipe your posting. This will help everyone to search for a particular recipe.
I'll post a couple of my favorite recipes as an example.
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Tropical Couscous
(Cuisine, June 1999, Issue 15, p. 36)
Makes: 5 1/2 Cups Total Time: 45 Minutes Rating: Easy
Toast in a Dry Pan:
1/2 cup slivered almonds
Whisk Together, For the Dressing:
2 T. white vinegar
2 T. pineapple juice
1 T. vegetable oil
1 T. lime juice
1 T. Scotch bonnet, minced
1 1/2 t. salt
Saute in 1 T. Butter; Remove:
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
Saute in 1 T. Butter:
1 cup fresh pineapple, finely chopped
Deglaze with; Set Aside:
1/4 cup pineapple juice
Bring to a Boil:
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/4 t. white pepper
Combine with:
1 cup dry couscous
Stir in Before Serving:
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Toasted slivered almonds
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Toast slivered almonds over medium-high heat, in a dry pan, until golden.
Whisk together vinegar, 2 T. pineapple juice, oil, lime juice, Scotch bonnet, and salt, for the Dressing. Set aside.
Saute onion and red pepper over medium-high heat in 1 T. butter until onion is soft and golden. Remove from the pan. Add 1 T. butter to the same pan.
Saute the pineapple until it turns golden brown.
Deglaze with 1/4 cup pineapple juice, after pineapple is sauteed. Set aside.
Bring broth, pineapple juice, and white pepper to a boil.
Combine couscous in bowl with the boiling liquid. Stir and cover. Add the pepper and pineapple mixture, and dressing. Toss to combine.
Stir in cilantro and toasted almonds.