Bushwalker’s burghul pilaf with tomato and salami

DifficultyBeginner

Burghul (also known as bulgur wheat) is great for hiking. It's lightweight, easy to cook, and makes a delicious pilaf that's just perfect for eating beside the campfire.

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time55 mins
Summary
 615 g total weight (dry ingredients)
 1 l total volume dry ingredients (approx.)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 650 ml water
Ingredients
 2 tbsp olive oil
 80 g mild salami, ideally vacuum packed, with a long use-by date
 2 small brown onions
 1 clove garlic
 2 long green banana chillis
  cup (tightly packed) sun-dried tomatoes
 1 tsp dried mint
 1 tsp dried thyme
 2 chicken stock cubes or vegetarian equivalent (each cube makes 1 cup of stock)
 1 cup coarse burghul (also called bulgur wheat)
 2 green onions
 2 tbsp tomato powder
Alternative option (if you can't get tomato powder)
 4 tbsp tomato paste (triple concentrate)You can use tomato paste instead of tomato powder. It's a bit heavier, but the results will be the same.
Packing for your hike
1

Put green onions and green banana chillis in a sealed bag. Put tomato powder, burghul wheat and sun-dried tomatoes in separate bags. Combine dried thyme and dried mint in a bag.

Burghul pilaf ingredients: salami, dried mint and thyme, onions, tomato powder, stock cubes, green banana chillis, green onions and burghul wheat. Photo: A Hutchings

Before cooking
2

Dice salami. Finely chop brown onion, garlic, green banana chillis and sun-dried tomatoes. Thinly slice green onions.

Chopped onion, garlic and salami on hiker's cutting mat. Sliced green onion, chopped green banana chilli and chopped sun-dried tomatoes in camping bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
3

Heat oil and fry brown onion, garlic, salami and green banana chilli for a few minutes until the onion has softened.

Frying onion, garlic, salami and green banana chilli on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

Add water, stock cubes, dried mint and thyme, tomato powder and sun-dried tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 3 minutes.

Water, stock cubes, mint, thyme, tomato paste and sun-dried tomatoes added to fried onions, garlic, salami and green chilli on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Stir in burghul wheat, then cover and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, until the water has been absorbed (15-20 minutes).

Adding burghul wheat to the mixture on the camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

If you have time, turn off the stove and let your pilaf sit, covered, for another 10 minutes. Otherwise, divide between bowls and sprinkle over sliced green onions.

Burghul pilaf with tomato and salami in camping bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Ingredients

Summary
 615 g total weight (dry ingredients)
 1 l total volume dry ingredients (approx.)
 This recipe uses perishable ingredients. You should use your own judgement as to whether it's suitable for your hike.
Water and fuel
 650 ml water
Ingredients
 2 tbsp olive oil
 80 g mild salami, ideally vacuum packed, with a long use-by date
 2 small brown onions
 1 clove garlic
 2 long green banana chillis
  cup (tightly packed) sun-dried tomatoes
 1 tsp dried mint
 1 tsp dried thyme
 2 chicken stock cubes or vegetarian equivalent (each cube makes 1 cup of stock)
 1 cup coarse burghul (also called bulgur wheat)
 2 green onions
 2 tbsp tomato powder
Alternative option (if you can't get tomato powder)
 4 tbsp tomato paste (triple concentrate)You can use tomato paste instead of tomato powder. It's a bit heavier, but the results will be the same.

Directions

Packing for your hike
1

Put green onions and green banana chillis in a sealed bag. Put tomato powder, burghul wheat and sun-dried tomatoes in separate bags. Combine dried thyme and dried mint in a bag.

Burghul pilaf ingredients: salami, dried mint and thyme, onions, tomato powder, stock cubes, green banana chillis, green onions and burghul wheat. Photo: A Hutchings

Before cooking
2

Dice salami. Finely chop brown onion, garlic, green banana chillis and sun-dried tomatoes. Thinly slice green onions.

Chopped onion, garlic and salami on hiker's cutting mat. Sliced green onion, chopped green banana chilli and chopped sun-dried tomatoes in camping bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Cooking
3

Heat oil and fry brown onion, garlic, salami and green banana chilli for a few minutes until the onion has softened.

Frying onion, garlic, salami and green banana chilli on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

4

Add water, stock cubes, dried mint and thyme, tomato powder and sun-dried tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 3 minutes.

Water, stock cubes, mint, thyme, tomato paste and sun-dried tomatoes added to fried onions, garlic, salami and green chilli on camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

5

Stir in burghul wheat, then cover and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, until the water has been absorbed (15-20 minutes).

Adding burghul wheat to the mixture on the camping stove. Photo: A Hutchings

6

If you have time, turn off the stove and let your pilaf sit, covered, for another 10 minutes. Otherwise, divide between bowls and sprinkle over sliced green onions.

Burghul pilaf with tomato and salami in camping bowl. Photo: A Hutchings

Notes

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