How to Cook Pearl Couscous | Julia At Home
These pasta pearls can revitalize a picnic salad—but first you have to cook them right.
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Holy smokes! They even stole couscous!! From now if someone says they don’t like couscous, are they going to be considered anti-semite ??? 😂😂
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Love it!
This couscous is not Israeli – cultural appropriation is unacceptable – free 🇵🇸
Ok hottie, I'm convinced. Giving it a try. Seems like a nice alternative to rice
This is just the recipe I needed today, from one of my favorite people (even though we haven't formally met) you had me at All Clad…it's been a hectic year and the damn monkeys in my circus need to let me visit with my ATK family. Soul comforted, thanks Julia…Damn the monkey's, I'm coming home.
Julia, you look fabulous; blue is definitely your color! I love couscous, and this recipe looks simple and delicious. Thank you.
Yum! I’m cooking that tonight! Thank you!🥰
funnily enough have already planned pearl couscous with veggies for lunch this weekend! we discovered it a few years ago by mistake when the grocery delivery substituted it for the tiny one we normally buy. I love the texture 🙂
Shame on you for calling it israeli couscous, couscous is north african/italian dish, when did israel became a state or even have a “special” couscous when the name itself is Amazigh originated
That is not how we do couscous in its native region North Africa
What is the difference between pearled and regular. I've had both but always wondered how and why they are so different. Pearled almost seems like pasta more that regular couscous.
Julia has never looked prettier.
What a Simple Fantastic Side Dish. I'm going to give it a try! Thank You for Sharing!
Simple, useful, tasty. What else do you need? Thank you! 🌻
Shame on you Americas test Kitchen, since when an ingredient has a religion? This product is called couscous in North Africa, maftool in Palestine and mughrabiyeh in Lebanon. A channel as famous and popular as yours , shouldn’t have made this silly mistake!
Beautiful sharing ❤❤
I just made it, I also added some garlic powder, it is delicious. Thank you!
Do you have a recipe for couscous with vegetables and chicken, typical of the North of Africa?
Where's Bridget? I think highly of Julia, but I haven't seen Bridget in a while and hope that she is okay. I miss her!
Where's brigetta ?
Far East sides has a garlic OO pearl couscous product that I love takes 10 minutes to make so I'll stick to that but I do love all the other recipes you & ATK teach.
I use broth instead of water
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This only to sell a citrus juicer…
There is NO Israili Kuskus..Kuskus is Middle East dish also called Kuskus in TURKIYE..Iran…Irak…Lebonan ect… ( Turkey for ignorant bastards)
It’s called berkoukes it’s a North African dish where it’s rolled by hand like for the couscous, there’s hundreds of different recipes made of this grains
Really?
Hi Julia! Are "Pearl" couscous and Israeli couscous the same thing? Thanks for sharing this recipe. And remember, Julia, that the recipes are not provided for FREE. You are given the option to see (and copy) the recipe only after you agree to sign up for the trial subscription, and, after you do that, you will be automatically enrolled in a monthly subscription plan and be hooked for life on your wonderful recipes! Happy cooking, Julia!
Israeli couscous, or pearl couscous?