Party Poussins with Festive Couscous

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Talk about bang for your buck! This recipe has such a huge pay-off for the minimal effort it requires. I auditioned this tonight, thinking I will make it over Christmas when my daughters and their husbands are home. I definitely will! My husband loved it and so did I and it was absolutely beautiful to look at. As easy as it was, I think you could make it even easier by mixing the couscous with the spices and raisins earlier in the day.You could also cut the lemon and separate the garlic cloves---I also peeled them---in advance. A note on the salt: I think Nigella uses kosher salt, probably Diamond Crystal or equivalent. Diamond Crystal salt is half as salty as regular table salt.

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This dish presents beautifully and is so easy to make. I cut the salt by half in the couscous and felt that it was still too salty. I also added oranges and white wine to the pan and later strained the remaining juices and made a gravy by adding flour and butter, bringing to a boil and reducing a bit. I served this at a dinner party last night, and everyone loved it.

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I made these for Christmas dinner for friends. I did not make the couscous and instead paired this with garlic and chive mashed potatoes and asparagus. I tweaked the recipe a bit by adding orange wedges and a 1/2 C of white wine. This took slightly longer than indicated as the poussins I used were 24 oz each. This ended up taking 1 hour and 25 minutes. It turned out great and I got a lot of compliments. I will definitely be making this again!

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Nigella is amazing! This recipe was so easy to make, different and very Christmasy.

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Damn, this was the easiest and most impressive rec. i have done
all my friends loved it and i love the time i could spend with them