Eech (Armenian Bulgur Side Dish) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 large onion
    1/2 red pepper
    1/2 green pepper
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
    2 tablespoons tomato paste
    2 lemons
    1 heaping tablespoon paprika
    salt and pepper
    1 cup fine bulgur
    1/2 cup chopped parsley
Preparation
    Chop onion and peppers into a small dice or pulse them in a food processor.
    Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and add diced vegetables.
    Reduce heat to medium-low and saute 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
    Add can of tomato sauce, tomato paste and the juice of the 2 lemons. Fill the tomato can with water and add that to the pan.
    Bring to a boil and add paprika, salt and pepper.
    Add the bulgur, remove from heat, cover the pan and let sit until liquid is absorbed and bulgur is tender (about 1/2 hour).
    Stir in chopped parsley.
    Can be eaten immediately, within a couple hours, or refrigerate and eat later.

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