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Adam Liaw’s harissa cous cous

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Liaw, A. (2026, September 21). Adam Liaw’s harissa cous cous. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/harissa-cous-cous-20260921-p60z81.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-21 · by Adam Liaw

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Chef Adam Liaw shares a recipe for harissa couscous that pairs well with tagine. The dish involves cooking tomato passata and harissa in olive oil, adding chicken stock, and then incorporating couscous to create a flavorful side or accompaniment. The article includes detailed instructions on preparation and offers a cultural note from Liaw about the traditional Moroccan approach to serving these dishes separately.
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Adam Liaw shared a recipe for harissa couscous on Sydney Morning Herald, which pairs well with traditional Moroccan tagine dishes in Australia despite being typically served separately in Morocco. The recipe includes 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp harissa, 1 cup tomato passata, 2 cups chicken stock, and 1½ cups couscous. Cooking involves heating the saucepan with ingredients for five minutes before adding chicken stock, bringing it to a simmer, then letting it sit covered for seven to ten minutes before serving with parsley and salt. Liaw notes that while Moroccans usually eat tagines with breads instead of couscous, Australians prefer this complementary pairing.

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Adam Liaw
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🔮 Ingredients 4 chicken thigh fillets salt and black pepper, to season 2 tbsp olive oil 4 burger buns 1 tbsp melted butter ¼ head iceberg lettuce, shredded and soaked in iced water 1 red onion, halved, very thinly sliced and soaking in iced water 1 avocado, thinly sliced Ranch burger sauce ½ cup sour cream ½ cup mayonnaise 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp finely chopped chives 1 tbsp finely chopped dill 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley 1 medium dill pickle, finely chopped ½ tsp sugar juice and grated zest of ½ lemon Method Step 1 Cut deep slits all over the chicken fillets so that they flatten out a little, then give them a little bash with the flat of your knife.
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Australia Morocco

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Adam PERSON · 1× Australia GPE · 1× Morocco GPE · 1×

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Harissa and tomato passata make for a red-tinged cous cous that goes perfectly with a tagine.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Liaw’s harissa cous cous · assertive framing

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Harissa and tomato passata make for a red-tinged cous cous that goes perfectly with a tagine. asserted
that → make → tagine
Adam’s tip: In Australia, we love to serve tagines with cous cous. asserted
we → love → cous
In Morocco they are considered separate dishes, and tagines are usually served with breads. asserted
tagines → consider → breads
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