Рецепт Costa's Couscous Stuffed Peppers
Порций: 2
Ингредиенты
- 1 x Red and 1 yellow pepper Extra virgin olive oil for cooking
- 1 sm Onion, finely minced
- 1 x Red chilli
- 2 x Garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/2 tsp Grnd cumin and coriander
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 115 gm Small chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 115 gm Quick-cook couscous
- 1 bn Spring onions, finely minced
- 1 x 400 gram can minced tomatoes, (in rich tomato juice)
- 115 gm Feta cheese, cut into cubes Salt and freshly grnd black pepper
Инструкции
- Preheat oven to 220c/425f/Gas 7 and heat a large frying pan.
- 1 Cut the peppers in half, keeping the stalks intact. Brush all over with a little oil and place in a baking dish, cut-side up.
- 2 Cover loosely with foil and bake for 18-20 min till tender and lightly charred.
- 3 Add in 2 tbsp oil to to the heated frying pan and tip in the onion.
- Stir-fry for 2-3 min till softened and just beginning to brown.
- 4 Rub a little oil into your hands, cut the chilli in half, remove the seeds and finely dice the flesh.
- 5 Crush a garlic clove into the pan and add in half the chilli, cumin, coriander and paprika. Cook for another minute, stirring.
- 6 Place 120ml/4fl ounce boiling water in a pan with 1 tsp oil and 1/2 tsp salt. Simmer, remove from the heat and stir in the couscous. Set aside for two min to allow the grains to swell.
- 7 Raise the heat of the onion mix and tip in the mushrooms.
- Stir-fry for 2-3 min till just tender.
- 8 Remove pan from the heat and season to taste. Heat a small pan.
- Return the couscous to the heat and add in 1 tbsp oil.
- 9 Cook gently for 2-3 min, stirring with a fork to fluff up the grains. Season to taste.
- 10 Pour 1 tbsp oil in the heated pan. Add in the remaining half of chilli and spring onions. Crush in the remaining garlic clove and cook for a minute, stirring.
- 11 Pour in the tomatoes, add in a handful of herbs and a dash of oil.
- Blend to a fairly smooth sauce. Season and continue to simmer over a gentle heat.
- 12 Cut the feta cheese into 1cm/ 1/2" dice. Tip the cooked couscous into the mushroom mix and stir till well combined. Stir in the feta cheese and pile some into the two pepper halves.
- 13 Arrange the filled pepper halves on a serving plate, drizzle around some of the tomato sauce and serve.