Ham Stir Fry with Couscous

Selfadvocatenet.com Recipe of the Month for April Easter Edition 2021

The traditional Easter meat with a traditional Middle East pasta, stir fried with veggies and then simmered with a chicken broth mixture. Ham stir fry? Yes, indeed! Ham leftovers never had it so good.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups water
1 cup couscous
2 cups chicken broth
¼ cup cornstarch
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (16 ounce) package mixed broccoli and cauliflower florets
1 carrot, sliced
¼ pound cooked ham, cut into strips
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
½ cup sliced almonds

Directions

Step 1

To Make Couscous: In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in couscous, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, until fluffy. Cover and set aside.
Step 2

In a small bowl, combine broth, cornstarch, soy sauce, brown sugar and ginger. Mix together and set aside.
Step 3

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok. Add garlic, broccoli, cauliflower and carrot; stir-fry for 7 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender (add water as needed if pan gets too dry).
Step 4

Stir broth mixture and pour over vegetable mixture in skillet, then stir in ham and water chestnuts. Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in almonds. Serve stir fry over hot couscous.