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Sweet Couscous (Couscous CEFA)
A traditional Moroccan sweet couscous, called Couscous CEFA, made with semolina, raisins, butter and flavored with cinnamon. Ideal for Ramadan or as a festive dessert.
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Critical Success Points
- • Mix oil and salt into the semolina before adding water
- • Maintain the ratio 1 kg semolina / 500 ml water
- • Hand‑grain the semolina to avoid lumps
- • First steam cooking of 15 minutes
- • Steam cooking of raisins
- • Second steam cooking of the semolina
- • Incorporate the hot butter immediately after the final steam
Safety Warnings
- • Watch out for steam burns when opening the couscoussier.
- • Handle boiling water carefully to avoid splashes.
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