Couscous + Parmesan cheese = enough for end of day?

Your system sounds great, especially sticking your bag back in the pot to "simmer."

I'm Just not sure that would be. Enough food for me, but of course you could do the same with noodle dishes, mashed potatoes, and customize however you want.

I might also want to go with a pot larger than 650.

Thanks for the great idea!

Depending on your couscous, you may be able to let it hydrate unattended in a well insulated cozy, with no need to "simmer" in the pot. 15 minutes does it for us.

Rice noodles – add hot water, place in cozy, wait. No "simmer" needed.

I put the bag into pot not just for simmer, but because this technique eliminates the need for plate/cup; but still you can eat from the "cozy" and drink from the pot. And yes, we have a lot of different couscouses here in Israel (it's very popular and is 'our national food'). The one I buy is cooked 5 minutes after just adding hot water.

You might get enough calories that way, but it will be AWFUL boring!

Cheers

Couscous doesn't need to be cooked. It is precooked! Anyhow, you can put it in a freezer bag, cover with water and let sit for 10 minutes, fluff up.

Now then.

Couscous is unsalted pasta. Add in dry boullion powder for flavor, some freeze-dried veggies and or meat for more texture and always, always, some fat (like olive oil) and yeah, a ton of parmesan.

http://blog.trailcooking.com/2015/04/14/love-couscous-looking-for-recipes/

"It is precooked!"

Not necessarily in Upper Galilee

OK: the Israeli style pearl couscous isn't precooked. Tiny couscous is.

Roger, what do you mean by "boring"? The cooking or the food?
Thanks.

Thanks Sarah! Really good advice on boulion powder and dried veggies. I'm a vegetarian so no meat for me :)

Actually olive oil always goes into couscous in Israel, but this means it should be packed in small bottle that could leak…

> Roger, what do you mean by "boring"? The cooking or the food?
Oh, the food, definitely.
Cook any way you want.
My 2c.

cheers

Can you get the olive oil packets? They are very strong, and don't leak – and are pre-sized for a meal :-)

You will need a lot of oil to help with the lack of fiber in the couscous (not to mention the cheese too).

Being a carnivore, adding some precooked bacon or freeze dried sausage would improve that recipe for me. Plus, I could not eat that day after day. I need variety. If all you are going for is sufficient calories to not starve, just eat oatmeal.

I add freeze-dried beans (Fantastic Foods refried beans, or split peas, or lentils) to couscous to round out the amino acid profile and add flavor. A few dried veggies–peas, carrots, bell peppers, sundried tomatoes, can be nice too. :-)

I prefer the small couscous b/c it doesn't need to be simmered.

I did the JMT, 19 days on basically two dinners:
"The Light Brown Glop" – couscous and lentils
"The Dark Brown Glop" – brown rice and black beans.
Both with additions of dried veggies.
Yes, it got boring. But it did the deed. And it became entertaining after a week or so.
"say, Steve, are you going light or dark tonight?" "Gee, I dunno. I'm feeling in kind of a dark mood"
And renditions of "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Glop"