Pomegranate stuffing

Name: Pomegranate stuffing
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: vegetable or chicken stock 400ml; saffron a pinch; ready-to-eat apricots a handful, sliced into strips; Craisins or dried cranberries a handful; butter 50g; couscous 200g; shelled pistachios 50g, toasted and roughly chopped; pomegranate seeds a handful; coriander a small bunch, chopped

20 minutes
serves 6
Easy

This Middle Eastern-style stuffing looks beautiful with its pomegranate seeds, pistachios, apricots and cranberries and can be used to stuff and flavour a turkey or chicken. It is an easy alternative to a baked stuffing.

March 25, 2015 at 3:09 pm

Ingredients

vegetable or chicken stock 400ml
saffron a pinch
ready-to-eat apricots a handful, sliced into strips
Craisins or dried cranberries a handful
butter 50g
couscous 200g
shelled pistachios 50g, toasted and roughly chopped
pomegranate seeds a handful
coriander a small bunch, chopped

Method

Step 1

Bring the veg stock to a simmer in a pan. Add saffron and apricots (and cranberries, if using) and stir. Simmer very gently for 2-3 minutes.
Step 2

Put the couscous, butter and ½ tsp salt in a bowl. Tip in the boiling stock, stir, then cover with clingfilm. Leave for 5 minutes, then fluff up with a fork and stir in pistachios, pomegranate and coriander.