Leila Gourmet

Rice & Grains

Wheat and rice in the forms this cooking actually uses them: couscous steamed over the stew it will be served with, bulgur soaked rather than boiled, and freekeh, young green wheat roasted while still soft, simmered into soup. Technique matters more than the ingredient list here. Couscous steamed three times is a different food from couscous that has had boiling water poured over it, and the recipes explain the difference plainly enough for you to decide whether you care. Tabbouleh sits in this section as much as in salads, because the ratio of grain to herb is the thing most often got wrong.

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