Pubs Style Bulgur Pilaf ( Meyhane Pilavı )
Pubs style bulgur pilaf is one of the best pilaf recipe
Equipment
- Knife
- grater
- bowl
- Pot
- Spoon
- Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 spoon butter
- 2 spoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 3 green peppers
- 2 red peppers
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 spoon tomato paste
- 1/2 spoon pepper paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1,5 glasses of coarse bulgur
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 3 glasses of boiled water
Instructions
- First, chop your onions into cubes. Then chop your green pepper and your red pepper too. Finely chop 2 garlic cloves. Then cut 10 cherry tomatoes in half. If you don't have cherry tomatoes, you can cut the tomato into four pieces . Or you can grate the tomatoes. (it will be more practical if the vegetables are chopped first)
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot and heat it.
- Put the onions into the oil and brown them. (brown them until soft)
- Add red and green peppers to the softened onions and continue to stir and brown.
- Then add 1.5 cups of bulgur into the pot. Fry for 4-5 minutes.
- Add finely chopped garlic. Also add the tomato and pepper paste. Add a teaspoon of salt and black pepper and continue browning .
- Add the chopped tomatoes to the pot.
- Add 3 glasses of hot water and cook on high heat for 3-5 minutes. Then turn to low heat and cook for 15 minutes. In the meantime, keep the lid of the pot closed. (Check if it is cooked by tasting)
- Pubs style bulgur pilaf is ready, you can serve it.
- Bon Appetit !