Bulgur - wheat groats, but not quite simple.
Dishes from it have a special taste and amber color.
Krupa is used for pilaf, sweet and savory cereals, salads, stew with vegetables and for many other purposes. Here are the best recipes from bulgur for a multicooker.
It’s worth getting to know them!
Bulgur in a slow cooker - general principles of cooking
It is believed that bulgur does not require washing, since the cereal is subjected to grinding and preliminary steaming even in the production process. But this doesn’t console many housewives and even well-known cooks; they still rinse the product in cold water.
What is bulgur prepared with:
• meat, poultry;
• vegetables;
• milk products;
• berries, fruits;
• mushrooms.
The liquid for crumbly porridge or for pilaf is used in the calculation of 1: 2. If cereal is added to succulent vegetables or used in stews, the amount of water changes. Bulgur in bags is often found on sale, it is boiled in a large amount of water in the "Soup" mode, then it is used for salads, casseroles, desserts or as a simple side dish.
For the preparation of loose bulgur, you can use a variety of modes: porridge, pilaf, baking, frying, stewing. The exact program is determined by the recipe. Sometimes the dish is prepared in several modes. For example, first meat products or vegetables are fried, then cereals are added and boiled.
Recipe 1: Bulgur in a slow cooker with carrots and garlic
A lean version of a bulgur dish in a slow cooker that can be used as a side dish.
Ingredients
• a glass of bulgur;
• two cloves of garlic;
• large carrot;
• two glasses of water;
• vegetable oil;
• spices.
Cooking
1. Pour a little oil into the slow cooker, three spoons are enough.
2. Add coarsely grated carrots, fry for five minutes.
3. Throw the grated garlic, stir.
4. Add bulgur. Before that, we sort through the cereals, rinse.
5. Season with spices, salt.
6. Pour boiling water, close and cook the full cycle on the Plov program.
7. After the signal, do not open immediately, let the dish brew.
Recipe 2: Bulgur in a slow cooker with chicken
For this dish, wings, drumsticks or any other pieces of chicken with bone are used. The number of products is measured in glasses from the multicooker.
Ingredients
• 1.5 cups of bulgur;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tablespoons of oil;
• 1.5 tablespoons of pasta;
• 2 onion heads;
• 0.4 kg of chicken.
Cooking
1. We wash the vegetables. Chop onion and garlic into small cubes, term carrots on a regular grater.
2. Turn on the slow cooker for frying mode. Pour prescription oil into the bowl.
3. We shift the vegetables, fry until the onions are transparent.
4. We wash the chicken, chop into pieces, dry. If wings are used, then just cut into the joints. We use the whole legs.
5. Throw chicken to vegetables and fry together for about ten minutes.
6. We wash the bulgur, transfer to a dish.
7. Add different spices. You can use mixtures for pilaf, chicken. Immediately put the tomato paste and warm it all together for a couple more minutes.
8. Add 3 cups boiling water to the dish, turn on the “Pilaf” program, cook until the end.
9. We leave the dish heated for another half an hour.
Recipe 3: Bulgur pilaf in a slow cooker with meat
For pilaf, pork, young veal or lamb are used. In the latter version, you can take pieces on the bone.
Ingredients
• 0.5 kg of meat;
• 0.4 kg of carrots;
• 0.2 kg of onions;
• 1.5 cups of bulgur;
• 3 glasses of water;
• 1 tsp seasoning for pilaf;
• 50 ml of any oil or fat;
• 4 cloves of garlic.
Cooking
1. Cut the meat into pieces, the size does not matter, it will only increase the cooking time.
2. We heat the slow cooker, pour oil or put any fat. At the first stage we use the "Baking" mode.
3. Spread the meat, fry under the lid for about twenty minutes.
4. Coarsely chop the onion and chop the carrot into strips. Better not to use a grater. We shift to meat and cook further.
5. Rinse bulgur, peel the cloves of garlic.
6. Add spices to the meat for pilaf. You can use any others. Salt right away.
7. Add bulgur, pour boiling water, the amount of water is indicated in the list of ingredients.
8. We stick the peeled garlic cloves. But you can insert the whole head in the center, as is done in the classic pilaf recipe.
9. Set the "Pilaf" mode and cook before the signal.
10. We maintain on maintaining the temperature for another half hour and then open. Now you can stir the dish.
Recipe 4: Bulgur porridge in a multicooker with milk
Recipe for milk porridge from bulgur for a multicooker. A fresh apple and a few pieces of dried apricots are used as filling. Similarly, you can lay raisins and prunes, but it is important not to go too far with the amount.
Ingredients
• 150 grams of bulgur;
• 1 apple;
• 7 pieces of dried apricots;
• 2 tablespoons of oil;
• 1.5 cups of milk;
• 1 glass of water;
• sugar and salt;
• 0.3 tsp cinnamon.
Cooking
1. Put oil in the slow cooker. You can use any, but preferably creamy.
2. Warm up on a baking program.
3. Dice the apple, do not peel the peel.
4. Throw the fruit into the slow cooker, lightly fry.
5. Add the chopped dried apricots, sprinkle with cinnamon and warm.
6. We wash the bulgur, transfer to a slow cooker. Put salt and sugar.
7. Pour milk and water. You can use pure milk.
8. Close and cook on the program "Porridge" or "Soup".
9. After the signal, open, stir and let stand a little.
Recipe 5: Bulgur in a slow cooker with champignons
Another lean version of the bulgur dish, which can be prepared not only with mushrooms. If forest mushrooms are used, it is better to boil them a little.
Ingredients
• 0.4 kg of champignons;
• onion head;
• 2 glasses of bulgur;
• 4 glasses of water or broth;
• laurel leaf;
• 50 ml of oil;
• salt and pepper;
• garlic, herbs.
Cooking
1. Rinse mushrooms in water. If necessary, soak a little, cut off the damage. Shred records.
2. We put the mushrooms in a miracle pan with oil and fry in the appropriate mode.
3. As soon as all the water has evaporated, and the mushrooms begin to fry, add chopped onions into large pieces, you can add chopped garlic.
4. We wash bulgur, fill it with cold water for 10 minutes, then drain the liquid.
5. We shift the cereal to the fried mushrooms, stir.
6. Pour prescription water. But you can take any broth, including mushroom.
7. Add salt, throw different seasonings and put a leaf of laurel on top.
8. Close the slow cooker, cook in the "Pilaf" or "Buckwheat" mode. Both programs are suitable for this dish. After the signal mushroom porridge let stand.
Recipe 6: Bulgur in a slow cooker with eggplant
For cooking, young eggplants are used. So that the vegetable does not bitter, you need to immediately cut it into cubes and soak in salt water.
Ingredients
• 2 eggplants;
• 1 glass (for multicooking) bulgur;
• 40 ml of oil;
• 0.5 tsp curry;
• 1 bunch of parsley;
• 100 grams of onions;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 1 sweet pepper.
Cooking
1. If the eggplant is soaked in salted water, then you need to rinse the pieces and place in a colander for a while.
2. Cut the onion into cubes, drop it into the slow cooker, pour in the oil. Cook for five minutes on frying mode.
3. Add the eggplant, fry another five minutes.
4. Cut the pepper into cubes, discard the central box with seeds. We send the vegetable to the slow cooker.
5. After a couple of minutes we introduce spices and salt. In addition to curry seasoning, you can add any kind of pepper, cumin, caraway seeds.
6. Add the prepared bulgur.
7. Pour two glasses of broth or just use boiling water. The quantity is the same.
8. Close and cook an hour on the quenching program.
9. At the end, you need to open, sprinkle with an aromatic mixture of chopped parsley and garlic. Let stand the dish under the lid for impregnation with aroma.
Recipe 7: Bulgur in a slow cooker with raisins and strawberries
A variant of a sweet bulgur dish with raisins and strawberries. Such porridge can be served for breakfast, it turns out tasty and unusual. Instead of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and other berries will also work.
Ingredients
• 1 glass of bulgur;
• 2 tablespoons of plums. oils;
• 2 tablespoons of raisins;
• 120 grams of strawberries;
• sugar or honey;
• salt;
• condensed milk.
Cooking
1. Cut the strawberries into slices, place in a slow cooker along with butter, turn on the Baking program. Several berries can be left for decoration.
2. After five minutes, add washed raisins and a couple of tablespoons of sugar, you can use honey. Cook the resulting jam further.
3. As soon as part of the juice evaporates, add bulgur to the bowl.
4. Next, pour two glasses of water, it is advisable to immediately use boiling water.
5. We throw a pinch of salt to make the dish tastier.
6. Close, cook on the "Porridge" for about 50 minutes. If necessary, time can be added.
7. Put the delicacy in plates, decorate with fresh strawberries, pour over with condensed milk.
Bulgur in a slow cooker - useful tips and tricks
• Bulgur porridge will be more aromatic if you pre-fry the cereal in ghee. You can use just butter.
• Bulgur can be used for kutya. It goes well with raisins, honey, candied fruits. You can add various syrups and aromatic additives to it.
• Bulgur is produced from wheat and the calorie content of cereals is not very small. Despite all the benefits, meals can lead to weight gain. And you need to use them in a reasonable amount.
• Do not worry if you manage to boil more bulgur, and the croup remains. The product can be added to fresh salads, omelets, various casseroles. He remarkably tolerates frying in a pan with various products: meat, sausage, vegetables.
