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Moroccan beef with couscous and green beans

Name: Moroccan beef with couscous and green beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 600g beef stir-fry strips; 3 teaspoons Moroccan seasoning mix (see note); 1 tablespoon sunflower oil; 1/2 cup (100g) couscous; Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup roughly chopped coriander; 1/4 cup raw almonds, roughly chopped; 150g thin green beans, trimmed, blanched in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, refreshed in cold water

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Moroccan beef with couscous and green beans

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by Kate Nichols

Food producer

Oct 03, 2015

Ingredients (9)

600g beef stir-fry strips
3 teaspoons Moroccan seasoning mix (see note)
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1/2 cup (100g) couscous
Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup roughly chopped coriander
1/4 cup raw almonds, roughly chopped
150g thin green beans, trimmed, blanched in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, refreshed in cold water

Method

1.

Combine beef, spice mix and oil in a bowl. Season with salt, then stand for 3 minutes.
2.

Meanwhile, place couscous, lemon zest and juice in a large bowl and pour over 1/3 cup (80ml) boiling water. Cover and stand for 4 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Fold through onion, coriander, almonds and beans, then season to taste.
3.

Heat the oil in a large non-stick frypan over medium-high heat. Cook the beef in 2 batches, tossing, for 2-3 minutes until seared. Serve the beef over couscous.