Burr Cocus with chicken and tamir (ground meat sausage)
Burr Cocus with chicken and tamir (ground meat sausage) is a medium Moroccan recipe that serves 4. 800 calories per serving. Recipe by Casa Bena Cuisine on YouTube.
Prep: 20 min | Cook: 77 min | Total: 1 hr 52 min
Cost: $15.20 total, $3.80 per serving
Ingredients
- 4 cuillères à soupe Olive oil (For cooking the chicken)
- 3 pièces Chicken thighs (Large, with skin)
- 1 pièce Onion (Large, chopped)
- 4 pièces Garlic cloves (Chopped)
- 80 g Tomato paste (No added salt)
- 1 pièce Fresh tomato (Large, peeled and blended)
- 1 cuillère à soupe Salt
- 1 cuillère à soupe Ras el hanout (Moroccan spice blend)
- 1 cuillère à café Black pepper
- 1 cuillère à café Ground ginger
- 1 cuillère à café Ground sweet paprika
- 3 L Boiling water (Pre‑heated)
- 1 branche Celery stalk
- 1 bouquet Coriander bunch (Fresh)
- 100 g Soaked chickpeas (Soaked overnight)
- 1 pièce Carrot (Diced)
- 500 g Small "plombs" of B cocos (Small gnocchi or semolina dumplings)
- 2 pièces Hot chilies (Optional, seeded)
- 300 g Ground meat (beef or lamb) (Lean)
- 2 pièces Eggs
- 4 cuillères à soupe Breadcrumbs
- 2 cuillères à soupe Fresh parsley (Chopped)
- 1 cuillère à café Ground cinnamon
Instructions
Prepare the ingredients
Soak the chickpeas the night before. Chop the onion, garlic, tomato, carrot and celery. Grate fresh ginger if using.
Time: PT10M
Brown the chicken thighs
Heat 4 tbsp olive oil in the pot over medium heat. Add the thighs, skin side down, and brown for 5 minutes, turning once.
Time: PT5M
Temperature: feu moyen
Sweat the onion
Add the chopped onion to the pot and sauté for 3 minutes until translucent.
Time: PT3M
Temperature: feu moyen
Add the garlic
Stir in the 4 chopped garlic cloves and cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
Time: PT2M
Temperature: feu moyen
Brown the tomato paste
Add the 80 g tomato paste, stir and cook for 2 minutes to eliminate acidity.
Time: PT2M
Temperature: feu moyen
Simmer the aromatic base
Add the blended tomato, salt, ras el hanout, pepper, ginger and sweet paprika. Stir and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Time: PT5M
Temperature: feu moyen
Cook the chicken and legumes
Pour in 3 L boiling water, add the celery, coriander, chickpeas and carrot. Bring to a boil, cover without pressure and simmer for 30 minutes over medium heat.
Time: PT30M
Temperature: feu moyen
Prepare the tamir (meat sausage)
In a large bowl, combine the ground meat, chopped onion, parsley, salt, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, eggs and breadcrumbs until a homogeneous but still slightly airy consistency is achieved. Form two long sausages, wrap them tightly in cling film and seal the ends.
Time: PT15M
Cook the tamir in the sauce
Submerge the two tamir sausages into the pot containing the chicken and sauce. Continue cooking for 30 minutes over medium heat, ensuring the liquid gently simmers.
Time: PT30M
Temperature: feu moyen
Cook the B cocos
Remove the chicken, tamir sausages, celery, carrot and coriander. Add the 500 g B cocos and hot chilies (optional). Cook for 20 minutes over medium heat until the B cocos are tender.
Time: PT20M
Temperature: feu moyen
Rest the sauce
Remove the pot from the heat and let rest for 10 minutes so the B cocos absorb the sauce.
Time: PT10M
Finish the proteins
Remove the cling film from the sausages, slice them into rounds. Debone the chicken thighs (wear gloves) and shred the meat.
Time: PT10M
Plate the dish
Arrange the B cocos in a serving dish, drizzle with sauce, add the tamir slices and sprinkle with shredded chicken. Serve hot.
Time: PT5M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 800
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbohydrates
- 50 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fiber
- 8 g
Dietary info: non-vegetarian, lactose-free, contains meat, can be made gluten-free by using gluten-free breadcrumbs, high-protein, high-fiber
Allergens: eggs, gluten
Last updated: April 7, 2026






