One-Pot-Turkish-Style Lamb Bulgur Pilaf

Covid increases the awareness of remote working luckily. As a graphic designer, I was spending so much time on the computer; this was causing not having enough time for shopping or cooking. Eventually, I started to gain weight and eat junk food a lot. To stop this, I searched for an online food ordering service and decided to go with Gousto. I loved their branding and brand messaging, as well as their recipes. Since I’m Turkish and enjoy the Mediterranean diet, their recipes were the closest one to my taste. To keep everything in my archive, I’m writing their recipes in here too for future reference.

Recipe for 2

INGREDIENTS

• Olive oil
• 2 tomatoes
• 250 gr lamb mince
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 tbsp baharat
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 beef stock mix sachet (11gr)
• 32 gr tomato paste
• 130 g bulgur wheat
• 1 tsp ground sumac
• 5g mint
• 80g natural yoghurt
• Salt to taste

Before you begin…

This recipe takes around 5 min to prep, so get your pan with a lid and all your ingredients ready, then wash your fruit and veg.

METHOD

1. Boil half a kettle
2. Heat a large, wide-based non-stick pan with a matching lid with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat
3. Chop the tomatoes into wedges
4. Add the lamb mince to the dish with the dried oregano, bay leaves and baharat and cook for 1-2 min, breaking the mince into rough, large chunks until very lightly browned all over
5. Meanwhile, chop the pepper into rings
6. Add the pepper rings and tomato wedges, season with a pinch of salt and give everything a good stir. Cover the lid and cook for until the veggies get soften
7. Dissolve the beef stock mix and tomato paste in 250ml boiled water and set aside for later – this is your tomato stock
8. Once the veggies get to unwind, add bulgur wheat and tomato stock. Cover with a lid and cook until absorb all the water
9. Strip the mint leaves from their stems
10. To serve, fluff the bulgur with a fork
11. Dollop the natural yoghurt over the top and scatter the mint leaves all over
12. Sprinkle over the sumac

Let everyone dig in!