Chef Flower's Cracked Wheat Pilaf - Kibrisli Bulgur Pilavi

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This is one of my mother's recipe, she was born in Cyprus and this recipe has been passed on to her by her mother. It's a quick side dish. My mother has a few recipes using bulgur, but she prepared this one regularly when I was living at home. You could serve it with a scope of plain yoghurt.

by Chef floWer·published 2007-10-02

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Servings

4 serving(s)

Total time

23 min

prep 3 min

Calories / serving

261 kcal

Ingredients (7)

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3 tablespoons olive oilolive-oil
1 onion, medium size and very finely dicedonion
4 tablespoons vermicelli, crushed (please do not substitute to another pasta)vermicelli
1 cup bulgur (cracked wheat)bulgur
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or 1 1/2 cups vegetable stockchicken
1 cup tomatoes, canned and dicedtomato
salt and pepper, to tastesalt-and-pepper

Instructions (4 steps)

01Heat the oil in a small saucepan with lid. Add onion, mix until the onions are transparent. Reduce heat to low and add vermicelli, mix, simmer for two minutes or until the vermicelli looks golden (but not burnt).
02Add bulgur into the saucepan, mix then add the chicken/vegetable stock, tomatoes and season. (Do not add salt if your stock is high in salt), Mix well.
03Cover the pan and simmer very gently heat for four minutes, until the mixture is moist but not watery. If is too dry add more chicken/vegetable stock. Turn off heat.
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