Seven-Vegetable Couscous

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp. butter
• 1 lb. boneless veal shank, cut into several pieces
• 1 onion, peeled and minced
• Pinch saffron threads
• 1 small green cabbage, quartered
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 2 small chiles, seeded
• Salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups fine grain couscous
• 1 waxy potato, peeled and quartered
• 1 small eggplant, quartered
• 3-4 medium carrots, peeled and quartered
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and quartered
• 1 white turnip, peeled and quartered
• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 4 large chunks
• 2 small zucchini, quartered
• 1 cup canned chickpeas
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro