How to cook bulgur: basic rules and secrets

Bulgur - it is steamed, The dried and fragmented wheat. Of golden grains cooked many delicious dishes: side dishes, soups, salads, Rice, and even desserts.

How to prepare bulgur

Typically bulgur not washed before cooking. If you still want to do it, put it in a sieve and gently rinse under running water. Then dry cereal, so she turned more crumbly.

Bulgur better pre-fry 2-4 minutes in butter or vegetable oil. On the glass grains take about one tablespoon of butter.

Due to the roasting bulgur acquire a light nutty flavor.

Grits can be fried in a pan with a thick bottom or in a pan on a medium heat, and in the bowl Multivarki mode "Fry".

Before you put into the prepared dish bulgur, you can fry it until tender vegetables such as onions and carrots. In this case the rump is cooked together with vegetables. They will make it even tastier and more aromatic.

How much water to take

Liquid during cooking should be two times more than the cereals. That is, to 1 cup bulgur take 2 cups of water, which must be hot.

How to cook bulgur

Note that when cooked bulgur increases 2-3 times. Therefore, choose the dishes of a suitable size.

In a saucepan or frying pan

Pour grits with water, add salt and mix well. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover the pan with a lid and cook bulgur 15-20 minutes, until it has absorbed all the water.

In multivarka

Add water to the rump and salt and mix. Close the lid and cook bulgur Multivarki in the "Rice / Grains" or "Pilaf" about 30 minutes.

In the microwave

Fry the bulgur in a microwave oven, of course, will not work. So you can either omit this step and do it in advance at the plate.

Put the bulgur in a glass or ceramic container. Add water and salt and mix. Cover the bowl with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes at maximum power. Then leave the container with bulgur in a closed microwave for 15 minutes.

What spices can be added

Taste bulgur help diversify the rosemary, thyme, marjoram, paprika, curry, cinnamon and star anise. You can use other spices to your taste. They need to be added along with salt.