Chinese Fried Bulgur Recipes

CHINESE FRIED BULGUR

Steps:

• Put bulgur in pot & pour boiling water over it. Stir, cover and let sit for 30 minutes to absorb water.
• Put 1 tsp oil in nonstick fry pan. Pour in egg, let cook as omelet. Remove from pan and cut egg into slivers and set aside.
• Add remaining oil to pan. Saute onion and carrots, when onion begins to turn golden, add green peas. Cook until peas are soft.
• Add bulgur and mix well. Add soy sauce to taste, mix well. Add egg, mix, and reheat.

BULGUR FRIED RICE STYLE

Steps:

• 1. About 1 hour before the other steps, pour the boiling water over the bulgur and allow the grain to swell and soften, soaking up almost all the water. You can speed this up by reheating or by cooking according to package directions.
• 2. Lightly oil, if necessary, a large, stick-free covered saute pan. Heat to medium. Pour the lightly beaten eggs into the pan and swirl to make a thin layer of egg. Cook the egg until dry, scraping and flipping as necessary but not really scrambling. Ideally, you want a thin sheet of cooked egg but just get as close as you can.
• 3. Wipe any remaining egg out of the pan and raise the heat a bit. Heat about 1 tablespoon of oil and saute the shallot and garlic briefly.
• 4. Drain the thawed vegetables if very wet. Add to the pan and saute until heated through and any hard vegetables, like carrots start to soften. Cover as needed to steam the vegetables but boil off excess water.
• 5. Optionally, stir in any meat or seafood and heat through.
• 6. Optionally, add a bit of Chinese Five-Spice or other spice to taste.
• 7. Stir in the softened bulgur and heat through. While heating, stir in the sesame oil, fish sauce, and soy sauce, adjusting the amounts of each to taste.
• 8. Cut the cooked egg into ribbons or small pieces. Stir into bulgur and veggie mixture.
• 9. Optionally, stir in or garnish with cilantro leaves.
• 10. Serve hot.

FRIED CABBAGE WITH BULGUR(MAKMURA)

Steps:

• Place the bulgur in a bowl, cover with boiling water, and stir. Soak for 30 minutes and drain any excess water.
• Meanwhile, wash the cabbage and shred in a food processor.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pan, and fry the onion until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Add the cabbage, cover, and fry over medium low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Uncover the pan and cook for 10 more minutes.
• Add the bugur and stir. Add the salt and pepper, cover again, and cook for 15 more minutes. Stir once.
• Serve warm and enjoy. :).

LEBANESE BULGUR

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Stir in the tomatos and basil, cooking 2 more minutes.
• Stir the bulgur into the tomato mixture, making sure that the bulgur is well coated.
• Stir in the hot broth, reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Add the honey, tomato paste, salt, pepper and cayenne to the bulgur mixture.
• Continue to cook, covered until the bulgur is tender and all the liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the parsley over the top.