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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009
great recipe, a little warm for some of our guests, maybe a little less red pepper flakes.
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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009
Fresh basil! And it's probably totally wrong of me, but I added some cream because I thought it was too acidy. Will be making this a lot!
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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009
I made this for Ramadan and like noticed by another review alcohol is forbidden in Islam so I substituted white grape juice. It turned out fantastic!
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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009
This was fantastic. The taste is completely unique. It needs to be recipe of the day so more people can try it. I didn't have ginger or sumac on hand, so I'm not sure what those add. Personally, I would cut down on the lemon juice or not include it at all. Otherwise, excellent!
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Reviewed: May 6, 2009
Excellent. As a Northwest native, I'm not overly fond of tilapia and other freshwater fish (though it does hold up beautifully to this tpe of cooking), but I bought a whole bunch of it on sale so I was looking for a recipe to use it in that might make it more appealing to me. This one works. I had a hard time finding sumac, so I gave up looking. I read on the internet that, while there is no really good sub for sumac, lemon pepper would be an acceptable exchange, with paprika for color, so that's what I did. I followed the rest of the stew instructions except I doubled the artichokes and used red bell pepper along with the green. When finished, the broth was delicious but a little too sharp for me, so I smoothed it out with some chicken broth. I made boxed garlic and olive oil couscous as the accompaniment. Thanks for the recipe - I'd also like to try it using cod or halibut. :)
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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008
This was so great! Next time I will try a blend of black and green olives, as I think some kalamata olives would really add to this dish. Yes, there was a lot of couscous but you can just use the suggested servings on your couscous container to make as much as you want. We doubled the recipe of the stew but kept the couscous amount the same, and there was enough. I will be making this for my family on Thanksgiving weekend since it was so easy to double and so delicious!
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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008
This is delicious and easy to make. I found sumac at a nearby mediterranean store. I followed the recipe except I substituted veg. broth for the water, and next time I will add more to make it more "soupy", I also used half of the cous cous. My husband and I both loved this.
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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2008
I used red bell pepper instead and added a teaspoon more of ginger. I also added three more tablespoons of wine and added about a tablespoon of curry powder. This was soooooo good!! I wish I could have leftovers but everyone ate everything! I'm going to have to make this again. This is going to be one of those recipes I'm going to crave!
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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2008
I made this last night with some substitutions for my wife and daughter. We all thought it was a great meal. My wife loved the spicy kick while my daughter thought it was too spicy. She put some mild cheddar cheese on it to reduce the spiciness. It worked and she loved it. My wife put some "Red Hot Chile Lime Hot Sauce" on her serving. This added even more good flavor to the dish so I'd recommend that as well. Substitutions: 1) Marinated artichoke hearts with frozen artichoke hearts thawed in cold water. Chopped in food processor before adding to stew. 2)2 tbls of wine with 1/2 cup of wine as recommended by other reviewer. Great idea! 3)1 tsp of cumin with 1/2 tsp chili powder. We had no cumin but websites noted that chili powder has cumin as an ingredient and advised that we use half of the requested amount. Omitted: 1) Green Olives - Didn't have any available but would have been omitted anyway due to high sodium content. 2) Sumac Powder - This will be added to my grocery list so that I can experience how this powder actually impacts the dish. If you have kids, I would recommend reducing the red pepper flakes to 1/2 tsp instead of the 1 1/2 requested or just omit. You would then be able to put the amount of flakes you desire on your own serving without having to worry about the spiciness.
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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007
Love this recipe. My husband gets happy when he sees me beginning to make this. I omitted sumac powder too, since I couldn't find it, and I also add more wine. I am a vegetarian, so I use t.v.p. instead of fish, and add extra water to hydrate it. This recipe is definitely a huge hit for my house!
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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2007
This is an excellent recipe. I unfortunately learned the hard way--the recipe calls for a LOT of couscous compared to how much sauce there is. However, it's still pretty good this way. Changes I made: Used more garlic, flounder instead of tilapia, diced fresh tomato, cayenne pepper (not too much) instead of red pepper, more red wine and less water. In the future, I think I'll use even more garlic and cut out the ginger. I like ginger, but I personally don't like it with these spices. What I like about this is that the fish isn't the star of this dish--I think there's as much fish in here as vegetables; you could add more fish to this or cut it out completely and it would still taste good. This seems like a good recipe to experiment with, change around, have fun with.
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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2006
This dish was quite tasty. I agree that it is better if you use much less couscous when serving.
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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2006
Wanted to make it again the next day. Can't get tilapia in Japan so had to substitute cod. 2 tbsp of wine?! No point in opening a bottle for that so I probably put in a good 1/2 cup plus! Made excellent lunch the next day, too.
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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2004
I was surprised at how much I liked this. I only added 1 t. of pepper flakes which made the heat tolerable. I didn't have stewed tomatoes, so I just used diced and they were fine. Also, I had a bag of pollock in my freezer and it was really good, so I figured I saved myself about five dollars on this dish. I would probably halve the amount of couscous next time.
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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2004
This recipe is a definite keeper! My husband always cooks on Sunday and found this recipe. It is two thumbs up. Could not find sumac powder, so it was ommited. Will definitely make this again. Great taste and just the right seasonings to give it a zip
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