SPICY PRAWNS MOROCCAN-STYLE
Ingredients
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- leaves only
- 2 garlic cloves
- finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- plus extra for frying
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- large pinch saffron
- 2 oranges
- zest only
- 8 large king prawns
- raw
- shell-on
- 300ml/10fl oz chicken stock
- hot
- 150g/5½oz couscous
- 100g/3½oz pumpkin
- peeled and chopped into small dice
- ½ fennel bulb
- core removed and chopped
- 1 stick celery
- chopped
- 4 spring onions
- chopped
- handful spinach
- 1 fresh red chilli
- ½ a bunch of fresh mint
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 1 pomegranate
- seeds only
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Mix the rosemary
- garlic
- oil
- paprika
- saffron and orange rind in a bowl. Place the prawns in the marinade and allow to rest in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Pour the hot stock over the couscous in a bowl and cover with cling film. Leave to sit for 5 minutes or until the stock has absorbed. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a little oil in a medium frying pan. Once hot add the pumpkin and cook until it begins to soften. Then add the fennel
- and then the celery and spring onions. When they are almost cooked add the spinach and cook until wilted.
- In a large bowl
- mix the vegetables with the red chilli
- mint
- lemon and cooked couscous.
- Heat a large griddle or frying pan and cook the prawns for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked.
- Just before serving fluff the couscous mixture up with fork. Put the couscous in a serving dish
- add the prawns and garnish with yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.

