How to cook crumbly bulgur for garnish in a saucepan on water

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook crumbly bulgur in a saucepan? Prepare the necessary products: you will need the bulgur cereal itself, water, a little vegetable oil and salt to taste.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour vegetable oil on the bottom of a suitable pot with a thick bottom, heat it.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the bulgur in the preheated oil. You can decide for yourself whether to wash the cereal or not. In some sources, it is still recommended to rinse, in many articles this stage is skipped. It would be most correct, perhaps, to still rinse the bulgur and then dry it, returning it to friability and only then put it in heated oil.

5. Step 4:

   

   Stir-fry it until lightly dried and slightly nutty flavor.

6. Step 5:

   

   Pour the fried bulgur with boiling water, just do it gradually. It is not necessary to pour the entire volume of water at once, because a strong bubbling will begin. Pour some water, wait until it spreads along the bottom and gradually, in parts, already pour in the remainder. Add salt to taste.

7. Step 6:

   

   After boiling, reduce the heat to a minimum, cover the pan with a lid and cook for about 20-30 minutes. The finished bulgur should absorb all the water, noticeably increase in volume, preserve friability.