Bulgur with minced meat. Cooking recipes with photos

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Bulgur is a food product that was known 4000 years ago. It acted as a military supply during the Mongol expedition of Emperor Genghis Khan. The cereal has a high protein content with a low fat content. The product can be eaten if you have diabetes and to normalize the functioning of the digestive system. Recipes using cereals allow you to supplement it with minced meat, vegetables, mushrooms and fresh herbs.

The simplest recipe

Bulgur with minced meat, the recipes for which turn out to be appetizing and nutritious, can be baked in the oven. Additionally, for this you will need to use onions with butter and spices.

Auxiliary components will make the finished product with a richer and piquant taste.

What ingredients will you need?

Food products that may be required to make bulgur with minced meat yourself are listed in the following list:

bulgur – 250 g;
water - at your discretion;
allspice – 5 g;
onion heads – 250 g;
butter – 80 g;
ground pepper – 5 g;
salt - to taste;
minced meat – 500 g.

To make minced meat, it is recommended to use lamb meat. If it is not available, it is permissible to use beef or pork. You can also make minced meat from 2 types of meat. Thanks to this, the product will turn out more juicy. Margarine is suitable instead of butter. However, the taste will be less intense.

Step-by-step cooking process

The step-by-step process for creating bulgur with minced meat is given below:

Pour boiling water over the bulgur and leave for about 15 minutes. Afterwards you will need to drain the excess liquid and set it aside.
Onions must be peeled, finely chopped, and then added to the cereal.
Afterwards, you will need to add minced meat, salt and pepper, spices to the ingredients and mix everything thoroughly.
You need to coat the baking dish with sunflower oil, and then transfer it to it and smooth out the resulting mass. The composition must be poured on top with water. The dish should be baked for 60 minutes. at a temperature of 180 °C.

Serving rules, decoration

It is advisable to send the prepared treat to the table hot. The product can be sprinkled with chopped green onions on top. As an addition, a salad of fresh vegetables, seasoned with olive oil, will do.

Lebanese bulgur in the oven

What do you need:

bulgur – 0.25 kg;
minced meat – 0.5 kg;
onions – 0.25 kg;
butter – 80 g;
salt - to taste;
allspice – 5 g;
black pepper – 5 g;
water.

How to cook:

Pour boiling water over the bulgur and leave for 15 minutes. Drain off excess liquid.
Finely chop the onion and mix with bulgur.
Combine the minced meat with the cereal. Add salt and ground spices. Stir.
Grease a heat-resistant form with oil and place the prepared mass into it. Pour it with half a glass of water or broth, the remaining butter (after melting it).
Bake the food for an hour at 180 degrees.

This bulgur dish belongs to Arab cuisine; it is usually prepared with minced lamb. If your principles do not prevent you from eating pork or beef, then you can use minced pork or pork-beef.

In a frying pan with vegetables

Bulgur with minced meat, recipes for which can be supplemented with frozen vegetables, can be made in a saucepan on the stove.

Bulgur with minced meat, recipe with vegetables.

It is advisable to prepare raw materials at lunchtime or evening. The product becomes quite tasty and aromatic.

What ingredients will you need?

It is permissible to make bulgur with the addition of vegetables yourself if you have the following components:

Required Ingredients	Required quantity
Bulgur	120 g
Water	500 ml
Frozen vegetables	200 g
Bulb heads	100 g
Sunflower seed oil	15 ml
Carrot	100 g
Chopped meat	200 g
Salt pepper	1 g each

The composition of frozen vegetables can be anything. It all depends on personal preference. The more vegetables there are in a dish, the tastier the final delicacy will be.

To prepare minced meat, it is permissible to use turkey, chicken, pork or beef meat. To obtain a dietary option, it is recommended to use the first 2 types of meat.

From the specified number of components it will be possible to make approximately 4 servings.

Step-by-step cooking process

The detailed creation of a dish in a saucepan with the addition of minced meat is described in the following steps:

You will need to warm up the saucepan, and then coat it with sunflower seed oil, placing frozen vegetables in it.
Onions and carrots need to be peeled, rinsed, dried, and then grated and chopped into medium-sized cubes, respectively. Afterwards, the ingredients should be added to the vegetables in a saucepan and stirred.
Next, you will need to add the minced meat, stir everything again and fry the food for 7 minutes.
At this stage, you need to add bulgur, salt and pepper to the saucepan, pour in water and mix everything thoroughly, cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 25 minutes.

Ready.

Serving rules, decoration

Upon completion of stewing, it is advisable to sprinkle the hot dish with chopped fresh herbs on top. It is recommended to supplement the delicacy with chopped vegetables.

In a slow cooker

Bulgur with minced meat turns out quite appetizing and crumbly. If you steam the cereal well, it will acquire a delicate flavor. Unlike other types of cereals, bulgur does not need to be cooked for too long. To simplify the cooking process, it is recommended to use a multicooker. There is no need to constantly monitor the extinguishing process. The product is suitable for lunch and dinner.

What ingredients will you need?

It is permissible to make bulgur in a slow cooker yourself if you have the following ingredients:

bulgur – 130 g;
water – 100 ml;
bay leaf - at your discretion;
onion head – 75 g;
sunflower seed oil – 45 ml;
carrots – 50 g;
minced meat – 280 g;
seasoning - as needed;
salt - to taste.

If desired, the dish can be supplemented with garlic cloves. As a result, the delicacy will acquire a spicy taste and aroma. To decorate the minced meat, you can use pork, chicken or turkey. To make bulgur crumbly and oily, the minced meat must be fatty.

Step-by-step cooking process

Cooking a dish in a slow cooker is possible if you follow the steps described below:

The minced meat must be prepared or defrosted in advance.
The carrots and onions will need to be peeled, washed, and then grated and cut into quarters, respectively.
Next, you need to turn on the multicooker, pour sunflower seed oil into the bowl and fry the prepared vegetables in it.
Then add the minced meat and fry the food for approximately 12 minutes, periodically stirring the contents of the appliance with a spatula.
You will need to place the bulgur in a container, add hot water for about 5 minutes, and then add it to the rest of the ingredients.
Then you need to sprinkle the dish with salt and seasoning, add a bay leaf, add hot water and stir everything thoroughly.

Having turned on the “Pilaf” program on the device, the treat should be simmered for about 1 hour and then served.

Serving rules, decoration

When serving the prepared dish, sprinkle chopped herbs on top. Pickled cucumbers, tomatoes or sauerkraut are suitable additions. The product can be topped with sour cream.

Bulgur pilaf with minced meat and prunes in a slow cooker

What do you need:

bulgur – 150 g;
water – 0.3 l;
minced meat – 0.25-0.3 kg;
pitted prunes – 50 g;
onion – 100 g;
carrots – 100 g;
vegetable oil - how much will be needed;
salt, seasonings for pilaf - to taste.

How to cook:

Peel the onions and carrots. Cut the onion into medium cubes, the carrots into quartered circles about half a centimeter thick.
Pour boiling water over the prunes, squeeze out after a quarter of an hour, cut into strips.
Pour oil into the bottom of the multicooker and place vegetables in it.
Start the unit in frying or baking mode.
After 5 minutes, add prunes and seasonings. Cook for another couple of minutes.
Place the minced meat in the multicooker bowl and salt it. Fry all the products together without changing the program for 10 minutes.
Pour bulgur into the container of the device, pour in water.
Change the program to “Pilaf” and wait for it to complete.

If there is no special program, cook in any mode suitable for cooking cereal dishes, or using the “Stew” program. In the latter case, you will have to set the time. Thirty minutes will be more than enough.

With cabbage

The recipe for making bulgur with minced meat can be supplemented with fresh cabbage, onions and tomato paste. The result is a complete delicacy that does not require an additional side dish. The calorie content of the product will not exceed approximately 119 kcal per 100 g of raw material.

What ingredients will you need?

The ingredients required to create bulgur with cabbage are described in the following list:

bulgur – 100 g;
water – 500 ml;
cabbage – 350 g;
onion head – 75 g;
sunflower seed oil - for frying;
minced meat – 400 g;
tomato based paste – 25 g;
salt, pepper - at your discretion;
garlic - 2 cloves.

To make the dish more satisfying and juicy, it is recommended to use broth instead of water to cook bulgur. It can be cooked with vegetables or meat.

Step-by-step cooking process

The step-by-step process for making flavorful cabbage porridge is explained in the steps below:

You will need to place the minced meat in a container, add salt and pepper and stir.
Then you need to peel the onion and garlic, chop them thoroughly and place them with the rest of the ingredients.
After mixing the ingredients, at this stage you should form meatballs from the minced meat and fry them on all sides in sunflower seed oil.
Afterwards, you will need to remove the meat pieces from the saucepan, and put the cabbage in their place, simmering it on low heat for 10 minutes. and adding tomato paste diluted with water.
After the allotted period of time, you need to add bulgur, salt and pepper into the saucepan and pour in hot water, twice the volume of porridge, stirring everything well.
At the end, you need to return the meatballs to the saucepan, cover the ingredients with a lid and cook the treat on low heat for 15 minutes.

Serving rules, decoration

Upon completion of infusion, the hot treat must be supplemented with chopped parsley or dill. If necessary, you can serve sliced fresh vegetables to the table.

Cooking features

There are many recipes for making bulgur with minced meat. The technology for preparing these dishes may have significant differences. In order to avoid mistakes and get the expected result, you need to follow the instructions accompanying the specific recipe. However, there are several general points, knowledge of which will help you get the best result, regardless of what version of the dish the cook is working on.

Bulgur comes in different sizes. Fine is used similarly to semolina - it is added to cutlets and confectionery products instead of flour. Large bulgur is considered ideal for soups and pilaf. It can also be used for preparing dishes with minced meat, but medium-sized grains are even better for this.
During production, bulgur is steamed and it is believed that it is no longer necessary to wash it, but no big disaster will happen if you decide to wash this grain.
Often, before adding water and boiling, bulgur is fried in oil or in a dry frying pan. This manipulation allows you to reveal the subtle nutty aroma characteristic of this type of cereal.
Bulgur can be cooked with minced meat from any type of meat. It is important that the minced meat is of high quality. Experienced housewives prefer to cook it themselves from meat pulp. A store-bought product can be made with the addition of skins, cartilage and other fragments that do not improve the taste of the minced meat or make it healthier.
Most often, before combining with bulgur, the minced meat is fried, sometimes together with vegetables. Bulgur is added to minced meat dry or pre-boiled - it depends on the recipe. If necessary, water or broth is added, then the dish is brought to readiness. It is best to use hot liquid to pour into food.

With mushrooms

From bulgur and minced meat, you can make an appetizing and nutritious snack that will have a rich taste and smell thanks to fresh mushrooms. However, the product will turn out to be quite high in calories, since the workpieces need to be deep-fried with a large amount of oil. Therefore, it is worth consuming the treat in moderation.

What ingredients will you need?

The food items that you need to purchase to create a mushroom-based dish are listed in the following list:

bulgur – 200 g;
green onion feathers – 50 g;
sunflower seed oil - for deep frying;
a mixture of peppers and salt - to taste;
cheese – 250 g;
minced meat – 500 g;
champignons – 300 g.

Instead of champignons, oyster mushrooms or wild mushrooms are suitable.

Step-by-step cooking process

The detailed process of making bulgur with mushrooms is given below:

The cheese needs to be cut into thin slices.
Mushrooms and green onions should be washed, chopped and fried until the moisture has completely evaporated.
Then the champignons will need to be passed through a meat grinder, and then stuffed into tubes made from slices of cheese.
Bulgur should be soaked in cool water for about 3 hours. Afterwards you will need to drain the excess liquid, adding salt and seasoning and mixing the ingredients with the minced meat.
Next, the resulting mass must be twisted in a meat grinder, and then passed the minced meat again through the kebbe attachment.
You will need to insert cheese into the prepared meat tubes, then seal the edges and fry the semi-finished products in a large amount of sunflower seed oil.
When a golden brown crust appears on the surface of the products, the semi-finished products must be removed from the oil and placed on a napkin to remove excess fat. Afterwards, it is permissible to serve the treat to the table for tasting.

Serving rules, decoration

Upon completion of frying, it is advisable to add a side dish to the product. To do this, it is permissible to use beans, vegetable stew, salad or mashed potatoes.

Kebbe - an oriental dish of minced meat with bulgur and mushrooms

What do you need:

minced meat – 0.5 kg;
champignons – 0.3 kg;
bulgur – 0.2 kg;
green onions – 50 g;
hard cheese – 0.25 kg;
a mixture of peppers, salt - to taste;
vegetable oil - a lot (for deep frying).

How to cook:

Cut the cheese into as thin slices as possible.
Cut the mushrooms into slices. Fry along with the green onions, waiting until the liquid released from them has completely evaporated. Grind the champignons through a meat grinder. Make small cheese rolls with mushroom filling from them and cheese.
Fill the bulgur with cool water, set aside for 3 hours, drain excess liquid, if any.
Mix bulgur with minced meat, adding salt and seasoning. Pass this mass first through a regular meat grinder attachment, then through a kebbe attachment. If you don’t have such a device, just form them into minced cakes.
Stuff pastry cylinders or handmade flatbreads with cheese rolls. Seal the edges.
Heat a large amount of oil in a saucepan or saucepan. Dip kebbe in small portions and fry until golden brown. Catch with a slotted spoon and transfer to a napkin to absorb excess fat.

It is recommended to serve the appetizer with fresh vegetables or a salad made from them. Mashed potatoes, vegetable stew, and beans are also suitable as a side dish.

With green beans

Bulgur with minced meat, the recipes of which allow you to additionally use green beans and green peas, turns out to be quite tasty and satisfying. Due to the fact that the cereal is soaked in the juice of meat and vegetables during the stewing process, it becomes richer and more crumbly.

Curry with cumin makes the taste more specific and piquant.

What ingredients will you need?

You can create bulgur with minced meat and green beans yourself if you have the ingredients described below:

bulgur – 190 g;
hot water – 500 ml;
green peas – 100 g;
curry – 5 g;
onion – 230 g;
sunflower seed oil – 45 ml;
carrots – 220 g;
minced meat – 600 g;
fresh parsley - 3 sprigs;
salt – as needed;
green beans – 100 g;
dried ground pepper - at your discretion;
cumin – 3 g.

It is advisable to use minced beef or pork so that it turns out fatty. Due to this, the cereal will be more juicy and crumbly.

Instead of fresh parsley, it is permissible to use frozen herbs, the volume of which should not exceed 50 g.

If you don't have fresh green peas and green beans, you can use frozen products.

Step-by-step cooking process

Creating bulgur with green beans is possible by following the manipulations described below:

You need to add salt and pepper to the minced meat, stir and form into meatballs.
Then the semi-finished products should be fried in sunflower seed oil until golden brown.
The onions and carrots will need to be peeled and then cut into feathers and medium-sized strips, respectively.
Add vegetable oil to a heated saucepan and fry the chopped vegetables in it.
Afterwards, you need to add the washed bulgur, curry with cumin, salt and pepper, water and bring the ingredients to a boil.
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At this stage, you will need to add the meatballs and cover with a lid, simmering the dish on low heat for 15 minutes.
At the end you need to add green peas and beans and stir thoroughly, simmering the treat for 10 minutes.

Serving rules, decoration

Upon completion of cooking, the treat must be immediately sent to the table while it is hot. If desired, the delicacy can be topped with sour cream or mayonnaise.

With turkey

Bulgur with minced meat, the recipes of which allow you to use turkey loin as a meat ingredient, becomes more aromatic and delicate in taste. Since turkey meat is a dietary food, the cereal will not be too fatty. The dish can be prepared for lunch. Spices with garlic cloves add piquancy to the delicacy.

What ingredients will you need?

Creating bulgur based on ground turkey is possible if you have the following components:

bulgur – 70 g;
water – 500 ml;
bay leaf – 2 g;
onion – 75 g;
sunflower seed oil - for frying;
salt, spices - to taste;
minced turkey – 250 g;
garlic – 1 clove.

The above ingredients are enough to make 2 servings.

Step-by-step cooking process

A detailed description of cooking bulgur with minced meat at home is shown in the following steps:

The onions and garlic need to be peeled and then cut into medium-sized pieces.
The minced meat should be salted to taste, seasoning should be added and stirred.
You will need to fry the vegetables in sunflower oil, then add the minced meat and cook for about 5 minutes.
Next, you need to add bulgur to the saucepan, stir well and add water with bay leaf, simmering the mixture with the lid closed for about 25 minutes.

Serving rules, decoration

Bulgur is best consumed hot, supplemented with pickled tomatoes or cucumbers. If necessary, the delicacy can be decorated with green onions or herbs.

With prunes

Bulgur with the addition of minced meat is a filling, appetizing and nutritious delicacy. For a summer version, it is recommended to include fresh tomatoes and bell peppers in the dish.

To add piquancy to the product, you can use prunes. The calorie content of the dish will vary within 199 kcal per 100 g serving.

What ingredients will you need?

List of components that may be needed when making porridge with minced meat and dried fruits:

greens - for decoration;
cereal – 140 g;
onion – 75 g;
sunflower seed oil – 30 ml;
carrots – 75 g;
minced meat – 300 g;
ground pepper - as needed;
sweet paprika – 5 g;
tomato-based juice – 150 ml;
salt - to taste;
prunes – 50 g.

Tomato juice must be thick. You can make it yourself or purchase it in a store.

To decorate the minced meat, you can mix 2 types of meat in equal proportions. For this you can take pork and beef.

Step-by-step cooking process

When preparing a dish, it is recommended to follow the following step-by-step steps:

The cereal will initially need to be rinsed several times until the liquid becomes clear. You need to boil water in a container. Next, add salt to the liquid and add bulgur. The composition must be cooked until fully cooked.
The carrots with onion heads will need to be peeled and finely chopped.
In a saucepan with hot sunflower oil, fry the chopped vegetables for 7 minutes. The composition needs to be stirred periodically.
The minced meat should be placed in a saucepan and mixed with vegetables, frying until golden for 15 minutes.
Prunes must be divided into 2 parts or chopped into small pieces.
The contents of the stewpan need to be supplemented with pepper, paprika, salt and dried fruits.
Afterwards, the composition will need to be diluted with tomato juice, simmering the components for 12 minutes, until the liquid has completely evaporated.
When the cereal is cooked and the minced meat is ready, the components must be mixed in one container, heating the mixture at minimum heat for 4 minutes.

Serving rules, decoration

When serving, it is recommended to supplement the dish with chopped herbs. This will give the treat a richer aroma.

Useful tips and tricks

If you follow the advice and recommendations, you can easily make a delicacy based on cereals and minced meat:

The bulgur does not need to be washed, but on the contrary, it is recommended to fry it in butter to reveal the nutty flavor;
to create second courses, you must use medium or coarse ground bulgur;
Bulgur goes best with vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers and eggplants;
small bulgur, as a rule, is used similarly to semolina and is added to cutlets or confectionery products, and soups and pilaf are prepared from large ones;
It is possible to create delicious cabbage rolls from cereals, since in them it can easily replace rice cereals;
minced meat should be fried together with onions, garlic, and other vegetables before combining with dry or prepared bulgur;
To make the porridge crumbly, you should use 2 parts of liquid for 1 part of cereal and cook for no more than 20 minutes.

Bulgur with minced meat can be consumed by those who have high blood sugar levels and those who are on a diet. The calorie content of the finished treat will reach about 199 kcal per 100 g serving. The recipe of the dish allows you to diversify the composition with vegetables, mushrooms and dairy ingredients. In any version, the delicacy always turns out to be quite filling and nutritious.

Culinary secrets on how to deliciously cook bulgur with minced meat

Lack of culinary experience when preparing dishes from bulgur is not a problem. You just need to get acquainted with the technology of their creation and step by step follow the instructions accompanying the recipe.

There is no need to wash the bulgur. Can be fried in butter to bring out the nutty notes of the cereal.
For main courses, choose medium or coarse bulgur.
Use 2 parts water to 1 part cereal, cook for 15-20 minutes, and you will get a crumbly porridge. You can also simply steam bulgur with boiling water.
Before combining with bulgur, dry or cooked, the minced meat is usually fried. At the same time, onions, garlic, carrots or other vegetables are fried.
Bulgur with minced meat can be supplemented not only with vegetables, but also with minced meat.
If you are wondering what vegetables bulgur goes with, we will tell you that these are eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes. Stuffed cabbage rolls made from minced meat and bulgur are tasty - here bulgur replaces rice. Feel free to add mushrooms to dishes made from cereals and minced meat of interest to us; they will make the taste of the finished dish richer. You will find the corresponding recipes in this article.

You can cook bulgur, supplemented with minced meat, in a cauldron, in a frying pan, in the oven or in a slow cooker. All this leaves its mark on the technological process, so we advise you to pay attention to these nuances in the corresponding recipes.