Hainanese Chicken Bulgur (cracked wheat / groats / trigo)
Hainanese Chicken Bulgur (cracked wheat / groats / trigo)

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Unlike bulgur, cracked wheat has not been precooked and, hence, can't be substituted in recipes that call for bulgur. I've tried them all, those bottled incendiaries. I've slathered ribs with Satan's Blood, marinated chicken wings in Marie Sharp's Habanero, dotted my roast vegetables with Mike's Hot.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have hainanese chicken bulgur (cracked wheat / groats / trigo) using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Hainanese Chicken Bulgur (cracked wheat / groats / trigo):
  1. Take 1/2 c Fine grind Bulgur
  2. Take 1 c Hainanese Chicken Broth
  3. Get 1 tsp cooking oil
  4. Take Hainanese Chicken Broth
  5. Make ready 2-3 Chicken pieces
  6. Take 2-3 crushed garlic cloves
  7. Take 1/2 onion or 1 leek
  8. Get 1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced
  9. Take 3 c Water
  10. Get 1/2 Chicken broth cube
  11. Take as needed Sesame oil,
  12. Get to taste Salt
  13. Take Dash peppercorns

Cracked wheat is usually always whole grain, whereas small amounts of bran may sometimes be removed from bulgur; although many still class bulgur as a whole grain as it is only small amounts that are removed. Cracked wheat is made by milling raw wheat berries into smaller pieces, a process that reduces cooking time but still preserves the nutrient- and fiber-rich bran and germ layers. How to cook wheat berries, bulgur or cracked wheat: For wheat berries, combine in a pot with water and bring to a boil. The fine cracked wheat is okay that way, but the more coarse cracked wheat is not.

Instructions to make Hainanese Chicken Bulgur (cracked wheat / groats / trigo):
  1. Prepare your Hainanese Chicken Broth: boil onions, leeks, peppercorns, garlic, ginger and chicken broth cube in a pot. For a quick cook, boil at least 30 mins.
  2. Then add in your salt-brined chicken pieces, smother with sesame oil and a bit more salt first. Discard the brine. Bring the pot to a boil again for 5 minutes. Turn to the other side and let it cook for another 5 minutes before turning off the heat. (Note: this applies to thawed or fresh chicken only. It takes longer for frozen chicken).
  3. Leave the chicken in the pot for 30 minutes to cook off in the residual heat.
  4. Place the chicken in a container with a bit of broth and cover so it doesn't dry out while you are cooking the bulgur. Set aside.
  5. Strain the broth and set aside.
  6. How to cook the Bulgur: toast in oil in a pan for a couple of minutes.
  7. Then pour in your Hainanese broth. The ratio is 1:2. So for 1/2c Bulgur, I added 1 cup of broth. Constantly stir in low heat until it is absorbed.
  8. Remove from heat and rest for at least 15 minutes.
  9. Transfer to a serving plate and pair with your Hainanese Chicken. I mixed in the cooked onions, garlic and a couple ginger slices from the broth. Left the peppercorns off of course haha. Enjoy!

But I'm surprised at the instructions to @Anna Nmay either have cracked wheat berries, which need a presoak and/or longer cooking, or the instructions on the website may be incorrect. Cooked bulgur wheat in white ceramic bowl. Raw Organic Whole Grain Cracked Wheat. Bulgur parboiled wheat groats pile, paths. This particular type of wheat product has been popular in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and the Mediterranean for centuries in dishes such as Tabbouleh (see recipe below), Kibbeh and Pilaf.

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