Buckwheat porridge will turn out delicious and crumbly if you choose the right utensils for cooking and fulfill three main conditions. So, how to cook buckwheat correctly.
1. Go through buckwheat
Even if you buy packaged, there will still be plant debris in the cereal. So do not be lazy to choose black seeds and bad ones.
2. Fry the cereal
To make the porridge aromatic, fry the cereals in a hot pan without oil for 3-5 minutes, until the color changes by one or two tones. Buckwheat gives off aromatic oils, porridge will turn out with a nutty flavor. The correct signal that it is time to remove from the fire is when buckwheat begins to crackle.
Wet, if washed, do not fry. It will boil, grain to grain will stick together and burn.
3. Observe the exact ratio of buckwheat and water
The ideal ratio of proportions is 1: 2 - twice as much water as buckwheat. In order not to be mistaken, use the same measuring cup for cereal and water.
When cooking buckwheat, do not pour cold water over it. Buckwheat is 60% starch. As the water heats up, starch is released. It sinks to the bottom, the porridge burns. You need to neutralize it, so throw the cereal into boiling water:
- var scalds the grains and seals the starch;
- buckwheat will absorb water and swell, but not boil. The porridge will turn out to be crumbling - a grain from a grain.
When boiling buckwheat, add one teaspoon of sugar in addition to salt. It will not give sweetness, but it will work as a flavor enhancer. There will be a miracle, not buckwheat!
How to cook buckwheat in a saucepan: step by step
The best option is dishes with a thick bottom: a gosper, a cauldron or a thick-walled saucepan. A lot of steam is formed in them, which is responsible for cooking porridge.
It should be borne in mind that the porridge triples during cooking, which means that you take the pan 6 times more of the volume of the cereal. If you plan to cook two glasses (250 ml) of buckwheat, you will need a three-liter pot.
How to cook buckwheat
Turn on a high heat to bring the water to a boil faster, and add salt to it. A glass of cereal needs half a teaspoon of salt; for two glasses of buckwheat - 1 teaspoon of salt.
Add a vegetable-oil mixture (butter + sunflower oil) to boiling water at the rate of 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 50 grams of butter per glass of cereal.
- Vegetable fats are better absorbed by the body.
- Butter gives a delicate flavor to the porridge.
The fat additionally softens the water. It envelops each grain with an invisible film. It blocks the exit of starch and gradually repels water. The porridge is not boiled, but it turns out crumbly.
- Pour the cereals into boiling water and cook over low heat.
- Place a linen or cotton towel around the lid and cover the pot. Excess moisture will be absorbed into the towel and condensation will not drain into the porridge. Thus, you will make a water bath: under the influence of steam, buckwheat grains are scalded evenly, the top layer of porridge will not be dry.
- In 15-20 minutes, the porridge will be ready.
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How to whip up buckwheat in water
If you need to cook buckwheat quickly, here's an express method for you.
- You need to roll the rump with a rolling pin. Pour buckwheat into a zip bag (with a fastener). Let the air out, close and go over the rump well so that the kernels crack. Microcracks will help to cook porridge faster.
- The groats need to be fried. Turn on the stove and preheat the pan. Pour the kernels on a hot surface and fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Fried cereals cook faster.
- Boil buckwheat in boiling water. Pour boiling water over the cereal, based on a 1: 2 ratio, and cook over high heat for 5 minutes.After this time, the porridge is ready and boiled.
How to cook buckwheat in milk: 2 ways
Ingredients:
- milk - 0.5 l,
- buckwheat - 100 gr,
- water - 200 ml,
- sugar - 1 tbsp. l,
- salt - a pinch
- butter - 20 gr.
Method "How to cook buckwheat with milk"
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Add buckwheat and cook it for five minutes.
- Set aside the cooked buckwheat from the burner for 10 minutes so that it absorbs the rest of the water.
- While the buckwheat is infused, boil the milk with the addition of salt and sugar.
- Put buckwheat in boiling milk and cook for three minutes.
- In the finished porridge, butter and under the lid, so that it is infused for ten minutes. Then serve.
Method "How to cook buckwheat porridge in milk"
- Pour the washed cereal into boiling milk.
- When the mixture boils, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
- Serve the porridge with butter. It turns out to be the perfect consistency.
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Buckwheat in a slow cooker
In a slow cooker, buckwheat turns out to be crumbly and soft. It will serve as an excellent side dish for cutlets, sausages or goulash. In this case, all cooking comes down to sorting out and rinsing the cereal itself.
Ingredients:
- buckwheat - 1 glass or 150 gr,
- water - 2 glasses
- salt to taste
- butter - for serving.
- Pour cereals into a multicooker bowl and cover with cold water. → Salt and stir. → Select the "Porridge" mode (in some models, the "Buckwheat" mode).
Merchant-style buckwheat in a slow cooker
Buckwheat porridge, like a merchant, languishes in a slow cooker, like in an oven. It turns out to be lush, saturated with meat juice and fantastically aromatic.
Ingredients:
- pork or beef - 350-400 gr,
- buckwheat - 2 cups,
- onion - 1 large or 2 medium,
- garlic - 1-3 cloves,
- carrots - 1 pc,
- vegetable oil - 2-3 tablespoons,
- butter - 20 grams,
- salt, black pepper to taste.
How to cook buckwheat with meat in a slow cooker
- Cut the onion, garlic and meat into cubes, and cut the carrots into cubes.
- Turn on the "Fry" mode for 10-20 minutes. As soon as you hear a beep (which means the bowl is warmed up), add the oil and vegetables. Add a piece of butter to them.
- When the onions and carrots are browned, lay out the meat and sauté for 10 minutes. In the meantime, rinse the buckwheat.
- Turn off the "Fry" mode when the meat turns white and juices out.
- Add spices, add buckwheat, pour water in a 1: 2 ratio.
- Set the mode to "Porridge", "Baking" or "Braising". The appliance will automatically set the cooking time.
When cooked, stir the buckwheat and place on plates. Sprinkle with herbs if desired and savor with homemade ketchup.
See how to cook buckwheat like a merchant in a slow cooker
Buckwheat with vegetables in a slow cooker
Ingredients:
- cereals - 2 cups,
- butter - 20 grams and vegetable (or olive) - 2 tablespoons,
- onions and carrots - 1-2 pcs,
- bell peppers - 1-2 pcs,
- salt, pepper, seasonings - to taste.
How to prepare a side dish with vegetables
- Set the "Fry" mode, add the mixture of oils to the bowl.
- While the cartoon is warming up, chop the vegetables into cubes.
- When the oil has warmed up, pour the onions, peppers and carrots into the bowl. → Saute (fry) until browned.
- Pour the buckwheat into the bowl 2-3 minutes before the end of frying. → Add salt, herbs (I put Khmeli-Suneli). → Stir and cover with water in a ratio of one to two.
- When cooking is over, put it on the Cereal / Rice program.
Buckwheat porridge with milk in a slow cooker
Ingredients for 2 servings:
- buckwheat - 1.5 cups,
- milk - 500 ml,
- sugar - 1 tbsp. the spoon,
- butter - 30 gr,
- a pinch of salt.
Send buckwheat to the multicooker bowl along with all the ingredients. Set the mode "Milk porridge" and cook until tender.
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Buckwheat in the microwave
You can cook as usual, as a side dish, or yummy with meat.
In the first case, you will need:
- buckwheat - 1 glass
- boiling water - 2 glasses,
- salt and butter to taste.
How to cook buckwheat in the microwave
- Add boiling water, cereals and salt to a glass container.
- Cover with a lid → put in a microwave oven at full power for 10 minutes.
- After the signal, remove the cover → put on full power for another 5 minutes.
- Add butter, → stir, and - on the table.
Cooking buckwheat with meat in the microwave
Ingredients:
- onion - 1 pc,
- carrots - 1 pc,
- bell pepper - 3 pcs,
- meat (any) - 300-500 gr,
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons,
- salt, pepper, seasonings - to taste,
- buckwheat - 2 cups.
Cut the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, the meat - into cubes, the pepper - into cubes.
- Pour vegetable oil into a microwave-safe pot, → put meat into it → and microwave at full power for 5 minutes.
- Place any shredded vegetables on top of the meat. Do not stir. Microwave at full power for 5 minutes.
- Add 3 tablespoons of water to slightly stewed vegetables, → stir, → cover and → microwave at 100% power for 5 minutes.
- Add buckwheat (no need to stir), → salt and pepper to taste, → pour hot water into a saucepan to lightly cover the cereal. Cover and microwave at full maximum power for 20 minutes. If the lid has no hole, open it slightly to let out steam.
Check buckwheat during cooking, it can cook faster. After the signal, do not rush to remove the pan from the chamber. Let the porridge stand for 10 minutes and rebuke.
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Buckwheat in a double boiler
Steamed buckwheat is easy to cook. She always turns out to be perfect with minimal effort.
You will need:
- cereals - 1 glass,
- salt - 1 teaspoon
- butter - 20 grams.
Rinse the beans in a colander → Pour into the liter tray if the steamer does not have a bulk container.
Pour with boiling water in a 1: 1 ratio (thus reduce the cooking time by 10 minutes) → add salt and a piece of butter. → Close the cover. → Set the steamer to 40 minutes.
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How to cook buckwheat in the oven
Ingredients:
- chicken hearts - 450 grams,
- mushrooms (any) - 250 grams,
- onion - 1 large,
- garlic to taste
- buckwheat - 1 glass
- hard cheese - 50-100 grams,
- greens to taste.
Boil chicken hearts in 1 liter of water for 15 minutes. And at the same time fry the mushrooms and onions, seasoning with garlic.
Layer on a baking sheet or baking dish:
- buckwheat → chicken offal → mushrooms with onions.
Pour in a liter of broth, season with salt, season to taste and in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with grated cheese and chopped herbs. Place in the cooking chamber for 5 minutes, so that the porridge is covered with a cheese crust.
Serve hot and hot.
Turkey breast with buckwheat and vegetables
We warn you: the aroma of the finished dish is magical, the taste is incomparable.
Ingredients:
- turkey breast - 800 grams,
- buckwheat - 2 cups,
- tomatoes - 4 medium
- bell pepper - 4 medium,
- olive or vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. l.
How to make buckwheat
- Pour the washed buckwheat onto a baking sheet and spread evenly over the surface.
- Cut the brisket and pepper into small pieces, chop the tomatoes into thick rings.
- Pour buckwheat with water in a 1: 1 ratio (2 cups of cereal - 2 cups of water) so that it barely covers the cereal. Season with salt to taste.
- Combine meat with pepper, → salt, pepper and add coriander (optional). Stir the contents with your hands, → then spread on top of the buckwheat, spreading over the surface.
- Spread the tomatoes in rows to cover the bottom layer. → Salt and pepper them. → Sprinkle with oil before placing in the oven.
- Place the baking sheet in a preheated 180 ° C oven for 1 hour. But after 30 minutes, switch it to 150 ° C.
Sprinkle the finished dish with herbs and serve.
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Chicken with buckwheat
The porridge with meat is juicy, fragrant and airy. Try to cook. It is not troublesome and very tasty.
Ingredients:
- chicken or ham carcass - 4 pcs,
- onion - 1 large or several medium,
- garlic - 3-6 cloves,
- hard cheese - 150 grams,
- buckwheat - 2 cups,
- salt and spices to taste,
- sour cream - 200 grams,
- vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons.
Marinate the meat:
- add salt → black pepper → chicken seasoning → sour cream to soak the meat. Mix thoroughly and let stand.
Pour boiling water over the washed buckwheat to steam. In the meantime, we cut the onion into quarters.
Turn the oven 180 ° C in advance to warm it up.
- Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and lay out the onions, squeezing them to let the juice flow. Add chopped garlic there.
- Then lay out the steamed buckwheat and spread it evenly over the surface. Add warm water; it should barely cover the rump. Delight with spices to taste: salt, pepper, bay leaf, Khmeli-Suneli, paprika, Provencal herbs.
- Spread out the chicken and cover the meat with sour cream.
- Cover the baking sheet tightly with foil and place in the oven for 40 minutes. After the time has elapsed, remove the dish, → remove the foil → into the oven again for 10 minutes, so that the top is browned.
Put the finished buckwheat on plates and serve.
Enjoy!
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