Braised wheat with red wine and vegetables

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 125 g wheat (grains)
• 1 bunch of spring onions
• Salt and pepper, freshly ground
• 1 red bell pepper(s)
• 500 g zucchini
• 200 g mushrooms
• ¼ liter wine, red, dry
• 1 cup of crème fraîche (150 g)
• 1 tsp thyme, dried
• 2 tbsp apricot(s), dried

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest time approx. 1 day 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 day 2 hours

*happy without meat*

Soak the wheat in 350 cc of water for 24 hours or overnight. Bring to a boil with the soaking water and salt. Simmer over low heat for one hour. Remove from the heat and let it swell in a covered pan for another hour. Meanwhile, clean and wash the spring onions and slice them into rings. Wash the peppers, halve them, remove the seeds and cut them into small cubes. Clean and wash the zucchini and mushrooms. Cut the zucchini into finger-thick slices. Heat the fat in a large, deep pan. Sauté the onions until translucent, add the peppers, zucchini and mushrooms and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the drained wheat kernels, red wine, crème fraîche and thyme and simmer in the uncovered pan over medium heat until the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper. Cut the apricots into thin strips and heat for 5 minutes.