My mother’s recipe for the “company potatoes” was very popular. We frequently celebrate this in mom’s memory now that she is no longer with us.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- ½ cup chopped dried apricots
- ½ cup finely chopped rhubarb
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 ¼ cups chicken stock
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch ground cloves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in apricots and rhubarb. Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Mix in couscous, chicken stock, salt, cumin, ginger, cardamom, allspice, cinnamon, cayenne, and cloves – mixture will be thick. Stir and bring to a boil. Cover and remove from heat.
- Let sit for 10 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 253 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 48 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 514 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |