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    Recipes » Main Course Recipes » Mediterranean Main Courses

    Ginger Soy Israeli Couscous with Baby Bok Choy

    Published: Apr 17, 2014 · Modified: Aug 31, 2017 by Marissa Stevens · 2 Comments

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    As I write the title of this recipe, it sounds a little odd. It's unusual to see Israeli couscous in a dish with primarily Asian flavors. We'll call it Fusion Cuisine. As wiseGEEK defines it:

    Fusion cuisine blends the culinary traditions of two or more nations to create innovative and sometimes quite interesting dishes. It tends to be more common in culturally diverse and metropolitan areas, where there is a wider audience for such food. Some common examples include Pacific Rim cuisine and Tex-Mex food.

    Ginger Soy Israeli Couscous with Baby Bok Choy and Tamari Almonds

    This fusion dish came from a craving for ramen, and not fancy restaurant ramen, but the kind that you buy in college for 10-cents a packet. At some point, reading the barrage of bizarre ingredients on the spice packet convinced me that my Top Ramen days were over: disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, caramel color, MSG, to name just a few.

    But I have good news! The savory rich broth of the mystery packet is easy to replicate with simple ingredients that you may already have in your refrigerator. And though Israeli couscous looks nothing like ramen noodles, the bite and flavor are similar.

    Just for fun, I decided to capture a common lunch scene at our house - a view from the opposite side of the camera.

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    Ginger Soy Israeli Couscous with Baby Bok Choy

    Marissa Stevens
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Main Course, Soup
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 438 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 cups chicken stock
    • 1 ½ cups Israeli couscous
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • ¼ cup pickled ginger coarsely chopped
    • 4 heads baby bok choy cleaned and sliced crosswise into ½-inch ribbons
    • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
    • ½ teaspoon sriracha sauce or more
    • 2 tablespoons chopped Tamari roasted almonds

    Instructions
     

    • In a medium saucepan, combine chicken stock and Israeli couscous; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 8 minutes.
    • Add garlic, pickled ginger and baby bok choy. Cook and stir 2 minutes more, until vegetables and Israeli couscous are tender.
    • Remove from heat and stir in soy sauce, sesame oil, and sriracha (adding more of any one of these to taste).
    • Divide soup among 4 bowls and sprinkle with chopped almonds. Serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 17gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 868mgPotassium: 481mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 2mg
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    1. Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says

      April 18, 2014 at 11:15 am

      You brought so many Ramen memories back - when I was in college, my roomies and i used to have one night a week where we gathered together over ramen - we each took turns churning out different twists on those noodles! Needles to say, I haven't had ramen since I graduated!
      🙂
      This fusion dish sounds so yummy! Love the marriage of cous cous with the Asian flavors - what a great idea!
      And thanks for the photo from the other side of the camera! I had no clue all you used was natural lighting! WOW!!

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    2. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

      April 17, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      I can really see how the flavours go together. And this dish is perfect for the weather that we're currently having! 🙂

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