Bulgur with Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups Coarse bulgur
• 2 tablespoons Tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Red pepper paste
• 1 tablespoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Black pepper
• 1 Medium onion
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1/2 cup Olive oil
• to taste Mixed bell peppers
• 5 cups Water

Instructions

1. Finely chop the onion in the prep bowl, without making it too fine.
2. Finely chop the mixed bell peppers in the prep bowl, or grate them, depending on what is available.
3. Finely chop the tomatoes in the prep bowl, or grate them, depending on what is available.
4. Place the olive oil in a pot or frying pan over the heat.
5. Add the chopped onion to the pot or frying pan, along with the salt and black pepper, right away.
6. Stir the onion in the pot or frying pan until it softens slightly.
7. Add the chopped mixed bell peppers to the pot or frying pan and stir until softened.
8. Add the chopped tomatoes to the pot or frying pan and stir the ingredients together.
9. Cover the pot or frying pan and leave the vegetables over the heat for 10 to 12 minutes, until the ingredients meld together.
10. Add the tomato paste and red pepper paste to the pot or frying pan and stir well.
11. Add 5 cups of water to the pot.
12. Wash the bulgur, then gradually add it to the pot while stirring.
13. Taste the bulgur broth in the pot and adjust the salt if needed.
14. Leave the pot over high heat until the water begins to boil.
15. Reduce the heat under the pot to medium once the water boils.
16. Cover the pot and let the bulgur cook until its water dries up and it is cooked through.
17. Spoon the bulgur with tomatoes into a bowl, then invert it onto a serving plate.
18. Serve the bulgur with tomatoes hot.