Bulgur Wheat Soup Recipe - Traditional Turkish Recipes

Bulgur Wheat Soup

Serves eight people

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes on medium heat.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter,
1 tablespoon sunflower oil,
1 medium onion,
2 medium-sized long green peppers (banana peppers),
1 medium tomato,
60g bulgur wheat,
2 tablespoons of tomato purée or paste,
1 teaspoon of mint,
1 teaspoon of thyme,
1 teaspoon of mild chilli flakes,
1 teaspoon of salt,
1200ml of hot water,

Preparation:

Thinly slice 2 medium-sized green peppers. Skin and dice 1 medium sized tomato.

Heat 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil and 1 tablespoon of butter together in a saucepan. Sauté the onion until it begins to brown.

When the onions are browned, add 60g bulgur wheat and the sliced green peppers. Sauté for another 4-5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato puree to the pan and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Then add 1 dessertspoon of chilli flakes, 1 dessertspoon of thyme, 1 dessertspoon of mint, 1 dessertspoon of salt and the diced tomatoes. Give the ingredients a good stir.

Add 1200ml of hot water, cover the pan and cook for 10 more minutes. Serve the soup steaming hot.