Cracked Wheat Pilaf
From: Turk's Inn Hayward
Ingredients
- 1 cup cracked wheat
- 2 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ pound butter
- ½ cup Chow Mein Noodles (broken up)
Directions
Stir well and cook over medium flame until broth is absorbed. Add butter and Chow Mein noodles: let simmer for 5 minutes over a lower flame. Ready to serve. (Do not stir while cooking.)
Try – Turk’s Pilaf Breakfast ---- Any leftover pilaf may be used to make a delicious breakfast dish. Reheat in skillet with butter; drop eggs on top and let simmer until eggs are cooked soft.
Cracked Wheat with Tomatoes (burghul bi bandoura)
Ingredients
- 2 cups cracked wheat
- 1½ cups ground or minced meat
- 2 cups peeled ripe tomatoes
- 1 cup minced onions
- 1 cup shortening
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Brown onions and pine nuts in shortening with meat. Add chopped tomatoes and seasonings. Cook until tender. Add water as necessary to keep from burning. Remove a cup of this sauce. Add cracked wheat to remainder. Cook over medium flame until wheat has softened. Lower flame to finish cooking. Melt shortening. Mix it carefully into wheat so that it will not become pasty. Add seasoning. Serve with the sauce.