Vegetable Couscous with Beef Patties

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 250 g ground beef
• 1 egg
• 20 g rolled oats (2 tbsp)
• Salt
• Pepper
• 0.5 tsp ground cumin
• 0.25 tsp paprika powder
• 2 tsp Olive oil
• 1 Zucchini
• 2 carrots
• 125 g tomatoes
• 100 g couscous (or bulgur)
• 300 ml Vegetable broth
• a pinch chili flakes

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel and chop the onion. Mix the ground beef with half of the chopped onion, egg, and rolled oats; season with salt, pepper, cumin, and paprika; shape into 4 patties.

2. 2.

   Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and brown the patties on both sides for 7 minutes each over medium heat.

3. 3.

   Meanwhile, peel, wash, and dice the zucchini, carrots, and tomatoes.

4. 4.

   Heat the remaining oil in a pot, sauté onion, zucchini, carrot, and tomato for 5 minutes over medium heat. In a separate bowl pour hot broth over couscous and let it sit for 5 minutes to absorb. Fluff the couscous with a fork, combine with the vegetables, season with chili flakes, salt, and pepper.

5. 5.

   Serve the beef patties atop the vegetable couscous.