Couscous is simple, versatile and incredibly fast to cookit’s ready in just 5 minutes!
Here the 5 mistakes to avoid in the pursuit of perfect couscous.
It’s simple, versatile and incredibly fast to cook-it’s ready in just 5 minutes!
Pictured Recipe:Easy Whole-Wheat Couscous
1.
You don’t choose whole-grain couscous.
Although couscous looks like a grain, it’s actually pasta.
confirm what you’re buying is whole-grain.
You’ll get an added boost of fiber.
You may also notice Israeli couscous at the supermarket.
You don’t use the proper water-to-couscous ratio.
Although couscous is pasta, it actuallycooksmore like a grain.
you might’t just dump dry couscous into a pot of boiling water and drain it.
double-check you’re using the right water-to-couscous ratio, which is 1 cup water to 2/3 cup couscous.
You add the couscous before the water has boiled.
The couscous we buy at the market today is pre cooked.
You don’t let it sit long enough.
Those tiny granules of couscous need time to soften.
check that your pot remains covered to capture the steam from the hot water.
Otherwise, you spin up the risk of undercooking your couscous, causing it to be chewy or crunchy.
You forget to fluff.
Right out of the pot, couscous can be dense.
