Couscous Sierra Leone style

Instructions

1. Add couscous and salt into bowl.

2. Pour over boiling water and mix well.

3. Cover for 5 mins then fluff it with fork and cover for another 5 mins then set aside.

4. Skip cooking the beef if you are using already cooked meat.

5. Cut beef into very small cubes.

6. Season beef with salt, pepper, ground coriander and mix very well and put in a pot

7. Then add 1 tbsp of water and a bay leaf cook on low for about 10 mins until it is cooked and the water has dried up.

8. Then add 1 tsp oil to pot and fry the beef for 5 mins till brown, remove beef and set aside.

9. Peel and slice onions, deseed and cut pepper and chillies and add to pot with bay leaf, ½ jumbo cube, tomato puree, oil and water.

10. Mix these well, cover and cook for about 35 mins until soft. Keep an eye on this because if the water dries out before the vegetables cook then add in a tbsp of water at a time.