Tomato bulgur eetch
Fine bulgur absorbs a tomato-and-onion base before parsley and lemon are folded through. Serve as a side or shared appetizer.
This recipe has not been kitchen-tested.
Prep: 30 min · Cook: 10 min · Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 200 g — fine bulgur
- 150 g — onion
- 30 ml — olive oil
- 40 g — tomato paste
- 200 g — tomatoes
- 300 ml — water
- 25 g — parsley, washed
- 30 ml — lemon juice
- 4 g — salt
Method
- Weigh all ingredients, wash produce and prepare clean equipment before starting. Keep raw meat and eggs separate from ready-to-eat food.
- Soften chopped onion in oil for 7 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and chopped tomatoes for 3 minutes. Add water and salt, bring to a boil, stir in fine bulgur, cover and remove from heat for 20 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork, then fold in chopped parsley and lemon juice. Let cool 15 minutes before serving; adjust seasoning after tasting.
- Serve promptly. Refrigerate leftovers in shallow covered containers at 4°C or below within 2 hours (1 hour above 32°C); use within 3 days. Reheat cooked leftovers to 74°C.
Allergen notes
- Wheat and gluten
- Check all prepared-product labels and shared-equipment cross-contact; this is not an exhaustive allergen guarantee.
Cook’s notes
- Times are estimates; pan size, oven and ingredient temperature change the result. These editorial drafts have not been kitchen-tested.
History & sources
Smithsonian discusses eetch alongside foods carried and adapted by Armenian diaspora communities. Its tomato, fine-bulgur and parsley profile fits a shared-table appetizer rather than a single immutable recipe. The sources below document cultural context, not this recipe's exact proportions. A precise invention date is not established here; family and regional versions differ.
Cited sources offer cultural context only. They do not verify kitchen testing, the exact ingredient proportions in this recipe, or an invention date.