Bulgur Pilaf with Onions and Tomato Juice

Ingredients

• 2 cups bulgur uncooked
• 5 tablespoons butter 
• 0.3 teaspoon basil dried
• 0.3 cup flat-leaf parsley fresh chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 2 cups less-sodium beef broth fat-free hot
• 3 cups onion chopped
• 0.8 cup vermicelli crushed uncooked
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sacremento tomato juice 
• 1 cup water 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper white

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion to pan, and saut for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
3. Add vermicelli to pan; cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add bulgur to pan, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and next 6 ingredients (through basil), and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in parsley.