Instead of using the boxed couscous, use the real stuff. I make it at least two times a month. It's pretty easy and tastes SO much better than the boxed stuff. Think, canned green beans compared to fresh.

Just rinse couscous. Steam. Take out, fluff with a pat of smen (or butter if you can't make or get your hands on the smen), put back in for twenty minutes, take out and fluff, back in, out and so on about four times.

The trick is steaming it over the veggies and meat.

Hmm...I think I'll make it tonight!

Lower heat when you are pouring the couscous into water and then bring up heat again to boiling. When it starts boiling turn off and cover for 5-6 minutes.

Or use larger pan.

Add the water to the grains, not the other way around.

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Anonymous wrote:You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

Thanks. Next time I'm going to turn off the heat for sure! (I don't have a bigger pot)

Then make less. Or put it in a large metal bowl and cover with a plate. This is the easiest thing in the world to make.

+1

I boil water in our electric kettle, pour it over couscous in a bowl, add salt, stir, and cover with a plate for 5 minutes. Fluff the grains, and we're good to go.

This is what I do too- or I microwave chicken broth until it's boiling, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

Thanks. Next time I'm going to turn off the heat for sure! (I don't have a bigger pot)

Then make less. Or put it in a large metal bowl and cover with a plate. This is the easiest thing in the world to make.

+1

I boil water in our electric kettle, pour it over couscous in a bowl, add salt, stir, and cover with a plate for 5 minutes. Fluff the grains, and we're good to go.

This is how you do it. Add the water to the level of the couscous. If I am making taboule I also add the onions and raisins to the uncooked grains and the boiling water softens/partially cooks them.

Add just a few grains at first, wait for the boil up to pass and the slowly add.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

Thanks. Next time I'm going to turn off the heat for sure! (I don't have a bigger pot)

Then make less. Or put it in a large metal bowl and cover with a plate. This is the easiest thing in the world to make.

+1

I boil water in our electric kettle, pour it over couscous in a bowl, add salt, stir, and cover with a plate for 5 minutes. Fluff the grains, and we're good to go.

+1. Add a pat of butter too, it'll melt in and will get mixed in when you fluff the couscous up. A pinch of saffron threads if you're feeling luxurious.

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Anonymous wrote:You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

Thanks. Next time I'm going to turn off the heat for sure! (I don't have a bigger pot)

Then make less. Or put it in a large metal bowl and cover with a plate. This is the easiest thing in the world to make.

+1

I boil water in our electric kettle, pour it over couscous in a bowl, add salt, stir, and cover with a plate for 5 minutes. Fluff the grains, and we're good to go.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

Thanks. Next time I'm going to turn off the heat for sure! (I don't have a bigger pot)

Then make less. Or put it in a large metal bowl and cover with a plate. This is the easiest thing in the world to make.

Anonymous wrote:You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

Thanks. Next time I'm going to turn off the heat for sure! (I don't have a bigger pot)

You definitely need to turn off the heat right before you add the clue cous. Also, bigger pot. It always makes a huge mess when my 3yo eats it, but never in the cooking process...

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Anonymous wrote:Have you tried using a bigger pot?

This. Also, did you turn off the flame? Cous cous really cooks from the heat not from the boiling of water like other pasta.

No, I turn the flame from high to medium. Maybe I need to turn it off?

Anonymous wrote:Have you tried using a bigger pot?

This. Also, did you turn off the flame? Cous cous really cooks from the heat not from the boiling of water like other pasta.

Have you tried using a bigger pot?

when I pour it into the boiling stock, it overflows VERY fast and makes a huge mess all over the stove. Even if I try to pour in the cous cous slowly. This is supposed to be a super easy, quick thing to cook. Why does it make a huge mess every time?