Couscous stuffing filled with apricots, currants, and pistachio nuts is perfect for Cornish game hens or chickens. Double it up for turkey.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 cup plain couscous
- 1-1/3 cups homemade chicken broth or low-sodium canned broth
- 1/4 cup finely chopped dried apricots
- 3 Tablespoon dried currants
- 1/4 cup shelled pistachio nuts, chopped
- 2 Tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
Preparation:
Heat butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add onion, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, and turmeric, and saute until onion softens, 3 to 4 minutes. Add couscous. Stir until well coated with spices and butter, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, bring to a simmer, remove from heat, cover and let stand until couscous has absorbed all water, about 5 minutes.Fluff couscous with a fork, then stir in apricots, currants, pistachio nuts, and parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
To reheat stuffing, place in a microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and heat in microwave on high power until very hot, 2 to 4 minutes. (Alternatively, place in a saucepan, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water and reheat on stovetop.) Spoon hot stuffing into Cornish game hens.
Note: Toasted slivered almonds can be substituted for the pistachio nuts.
Yield: 3 cups; enough to stuff 6 Cornish hens
Recipe Source: The Perfect Recipe - Getting It Right Every Time by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin)
Reprinted with permission.
