Cracked Wheat with Carrots

Name: Cracked Wheat with Carrots
Yield: Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2½ cups chicken broth or water; ¼ cup raisins or currants; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup cracked wheat; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter; 1 onion; 2 carrots; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes:
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Monday-to-Friday Cookbook

By Michele Urvater

Published 1991

About

This is a richly flavored vegetarian dish, great served as a match for legumes, poultry, or meat or lovely served on its own, dabbed with some plain yogurt. If you like your raisins chewier, add them 5 minutes before the dish is finished cooking.

Ingredients

1 onion
2 carrots
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter</

Main course
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Mince the onion. Peel and thinly slice the carrots.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté, stirring frequently, until it is translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the carrots, spices, cracked wheat, raisins, and broth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to low