Couscous with Shallots, Garlic, and Almonds

Name: Couscous with Shallots, Garlic, and Almonds
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 , shallots, thinly sliced; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 2 cups, couscous; 1 cup, water; 1 cup, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 3/4 cup, sliced almonds, toasted; 1/4 cup, minced fresh parsley leaves; 2 teaspoons, lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon, finely grated lemon zest; , Ground black pepper

Side Dishes
Grains
Quick

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2011

Back-of-the-package instructions may be simple, but too often they yield a tasteless, soggy mess. To cook couscous properly, we had to think outside the box.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 35 minutes

Couscous with Shallots, Garlic, and Almonds

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