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Fruity Couscous Recipe

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Fruity Couscous
2 tbsp Butter
1 cup Couscous steeped in 1 1/4
cup Boiling
Water for 15 minutes
1/3 cup Currants or raisins soaked
In 2
TB rum
2 tsp Sugar
Salt and freshly ground
Black pepper
1/2 cup Chopped walnuts, pecans or
Sliced
Almonds
Sour cream or plain yogurt
For garnish


Heat butter in skillet; break clumps of couscous with your fingers.
Add couscous to skillet with raisins, rum, and sugar saute for a
couple of minutes to heat through; season to taste with salt and
pepper. Remove from heat and stir in nuts. Top kebabs and couscous
with yogurt.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe By : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6750

From: Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.Net>date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:46:04
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