World Flavors Cookbook

Moghrabieh (Lebanese Couscous)

Name: Moghrabieh (Lebanese Couscous)
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 500g moghrabieh pearls, 1 whole chicken (cooked and shredded), 1kg pearl onions, 2 cups chickpeas, cinnamon, caraway, allspice.

Giant, pearl-like semolina pearls served with tender chicken, chickpeas, and plenty of pearl onions in a warm cinnamon-spiced broth.

Cuisine: Lebanon

Ingredients

500g moghrabieh pearls, 1 whole chicken (cooked and shredded), 1kg pearl onions, 2 cups chickpeas, cinnamon, caraway, allspice.

Instructions

Steam the moghrabieh pearls with butter. Cook the chicken, onions, and chickpeas in a large pot with spices to make a rich broth. Serve the pearls in a large platter, topped with the chicken, onions, and chickpeas, and a generous amount of the spiced broth.