How to Make Couscous with Chef Mourad Lahlou | Williams-Sonoma

Watch as Chef Mourad Lahlou of Aziza restaurant demonstrates his method for preparing couscous using a traditional couscousier.

The product featured in this video can be purchased at Williams-Sonoma.

This cooking technique and the chef's instructions for how to hand-roll couscous can be found in the Mourad New Moroccan Cookbook:

[henrydeisa]

amazing I'm cuban married with a wonderful moroccan queen Alhamdolillah and this video help me a lot because i want to give a surprise to my wife and cook for her a delicious couscous plate insha Allah well i cooked for her before but just hispanic food this time I'm gonna surprise her with the couscous insha Allah thanks for the video

[chrisventura]

He makes his stuff legit. I'm Napoli/Sicilian roots, N.African Muslims ruled the area for 300 years they introduced Couscous to our country. And now southern Italians have been eating ever since. We all connected at of day.

[patconstantinou]

Oh, what memories! I was au pair to a French Algerian family in Paris in the 1960's. This was made at least once a week. Delicious! This is the first time I have come across an authentic recipe. The instant kind remind me of boiled chicken feed that my grandmother fed her hens - yuk! - terrible smell! Thanks for the memory. I shall try to find a shop that sells the real grains and have a go at cooking them. 🙂👍

[Williams-Sonoma]

You can't buy non-instant couscous from a grocery store. You can, however, buy the ingredients to make it. Traditional couscous is made from semolina flour which is moistened with a little water and rolled by hand until little balls are formed. You can find recipes that detail the rolling technique by entering "Hand-rolled couscous" into your preferred search engine.

[foodsenses]

Thanks for the recipe. I've seen many recipes in various languages, and some are good and others are just a waste of time. Chef Mourad's recipe is by far the best I've watched so far, and it's work with my theory that the couscous must have some flavor in it. I stopped eating couscous even in high end hotels in Manhattan and other places because each and every time I taste it, it taste so bland and flavorless. Some may say: well it'll get its flavor from the food that you'll add on top... and I am telling you all. It Is Not The Same as when you already incorporate flavor to begin with! In short Chef Mourad really knows what he is doing and thanks to Williams-Sonoma and Chef Mourad for bringing us a great recipe and not just more mediocre recipe. One thing I will suggest, it is to add the written recipes on your videos at the bottom where you have your websites and the other information is showing. So it will be complete video!

[UnknownNetworkTV]

This is art, i love food and the preparation so much this video is electrifying!

[moroccanmoon]

Mourad is indeed my favorite Moroccan chef in the US

[林宗毅-ti]

I'm absolutely attracted to chef Mourad's hands. I like the way he handles those tiny grains with lots of care.

[grteagazr]

I really like that couscous cooker; it's beautiful.
I'm sure couscous is wonderful prepared this way, but it takes too much time and work. I'll just stick to my prepared version and treat myself to the real stuff at my local Middle Eastern restaurant. Thanks though; I really do appreciate seeing how it's done.

[saivasantanshul]

Very best explanation and demonstration of cooking the Couscous by the chef... great to have watched this video.

[ThinkOFood]

Very nice and traditional way. Well done👍👍. I remember that in Israel some grandmothers are making it overnight and it is fascinating.

[frhythms]

I use the boxed stuff ... and I love it. Can't wait to try the real stuff !
And I love that beautiful copper couscous pot ! I really enjoyed this and will be looking for more videos/data from this very cool, interesting Chef !

[Riceandbeans]

The couscous looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.

[L-je]

In Morocco, especially in rural berber arias, moroccan women still make the couscous traditionally like their ancestors did while creating it, they don't buy it from the shops 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦😍

[khamismostafa]

great job chef mourad, wish you all the

[jamiew]

from another chef... brilliant video!!!

[rogerhonore]

Bravo, c'est très spectaculaire! ( avec un couscoussier en cuivre en bonus )

[chrissimon]

Why did I have to wait 67 years to learn this? The truth is I've been learning many, many different foods, ways to prepare and cook dishes since my retirement.

[affanowais]

THAT IS THE MOST PRECIOUSLY PERFECT COUSCOUS I HAVE SEEN BEING MADE AFTER NIGELLA LAWSON'S ONE

[silverfox]

What a lovely dish, I’m in love with the Moroccan couscous and the couscousier, it natural and looks beautiful and I'm sure it will give a great addition to any kitchen, But I have no idea where to buy one like this?