🇲🇷 Mauritania cuisine · #4

Mauritanian Couscous

Mauritanian Couscous
Time120 min
Serves6
Ingredients9

Couscous with lamb or camel and vegetables, served at family occasions.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cook the meat with onion, tomato and water.
  2. Steam the couscous twice over the broth.
  3. Add vegetables to the broth.
  4. Toss couscous with butter and serve with meat and vegetables.
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