Couscous with prawns

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 400 g raw shrimps (approx. 20 g each; without head; with shell)
  • 1 yellow and green zucchini
  • 400 g Tomatoes
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon
  • 250 g Couscous
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter
  • 4 Stem(s) Dill
  • 1/2 TEASPOON Turmeric
  • 1/4 TEASPOON ground chili
  • 1/4 TEASPOON ground cumin

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel the shrimps, except for the tail fin, and remove the intestines. Then wash and pat dry. Wash and clean the zucchini and cut into diamond-shaped pieces. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into not too small pieces.

  2. 2

    Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the zucchini in it while turning. Season with salt and remove from the pan. Put 1 tablespoon of oil in the same pan, add onions, garlic and prawns and fry for about 2 minutes, turning.

  3. 3

    Season prawns with salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Add tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, add zucchini and keep warm. Bring 1/4 litre of water, 1 tbsp. oil and 1 tsp. salt to the boil.

  4. 4

    Remove from heat, stir in the couscous and let it swell for about 3 minutes. Add butter and place on the stove again briefly at low heat. Loosen with a fork. Wash the dill, dab dry and pluck finely.

  5. 5

    Mix prawns, vegetables and couscous and season to taste with salt, pepper, turmeric, chilli, cumin and remaining lemon juice, fold in dill.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
420 kcal
CARBS
39 g
FATS
20 g
PROTEINS
20 g