CRACKED WHEAT WITH STEWING BEEF (ETLI BULGUR PILAVI)

All the tomatoes I was growing in my backyard turned red all at once this year.  I was thinking about how to use them before they go bad.  I remembered this recipe from my mom's kitchen.  It's been a very long time since I had this dish.  I did not realize how much I missed it.



150 gr stewing beef (cut into small pieces)
2 cups cracked wheat (coarse)
4 cups water
2 Onions
2 tomatoes
1 teaspoon tomato paste
Optional: 1 teaspoon pepper paste
2 cubennella peppers
3 tablespoons cooking oil
salt, red pepper, black pepper
First get all the ingredients ready.  Chop the onions.  Clean and chop the green  peppers.  Peel and chop the tomatoesPut oil in a pot.  Add the onions and stir fry them until softAdd in the stewing beef and stir fry all of it together until the beef changes colour.Cover, reduce heat and cook until all the juice from the beef is gone.Add in tomatoes, tomato paste, pepper paste and water.  I suggest starting with 3 cups of water first as it is not easy to predict how much water different types of bulgur require to cook.  Keep boiled water ready.  You can always add more.Bring to boil.  Add seasoning (salt and peppers)Add bulgurCover.  Cook at reduced heat until bulgur is soft.  Add more water if requiredRemove from heat.  Let it sit for 15 minutes before serving.