Those lucky ones who have already got a steamer, know that cooking in it is incredibly simple, and making steamed potatoes is also a way to save a maximum of vitamins and useful micronutrients in a dish. And if you make buckwheat in a double boiler - croup, which is especially liked by us, then a good lunch or dinner is guaranteed to you.
By itself, buckwheat is a dietary product. Therefore, it perfectly suits those who follow the diet, avoiding high-calorie foods.
How to cook buckwheat in a double boiler?
The easiest way to make buckwheat in a double boiler - fill with water at a rate of 1 to 1, salt and set the timer for 30-40 minutes. Then fill with butter and delicious, and most importantly the ready-made cereal is ready. Of course, the groats need to be rinsed thoroughly beforehand, we hope that you remember this.
Those who like a looser mush, can pour the croup with a lot of water.
Buckwheat in a double boiler with vegetables
Of course, you can add various vegetables to buckwheat and serve it not as a garnish, but as a completely independent dish.
Ingredients:
- buckwheat - 1 glass;
- asparagus - 200 g;
- cauliflower - 300 g;
- bulb - 1 piece;
- sweet pepper - 1 pc .;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- coriander - 1 teaspoon;
- salt - 2 teaspoons;
- pepper red - 1 teaspoon;
- Butter - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- oregano - 2 teaspoons;
- dill - 1 bunch.
Preparation
We rinse well the buckwheat and lay it in a pan for cooking the cereals. Pepper, onions and carrots cut into small cubes, we cut the cauliflower into inflorescences, and we chop the asparagus into small pieces. Then put all vegetables on buckwheat groats, salt, add spices and pour a glass of hot water. Preparation of buckwheat in a double boiler will take about 40 minutes. Ready mixed porridge, add butter, finely chopped dill and can be served to the table.
In the same way, cooked buckwheat with chicken in a double boiler, except for vegetables, you will need to add pieces of chicken fillet (about 400 grams), cut in width - 6-8 cm. And since the chicken is cooked quickly enough, there is no need to increase cooking time. It is worth noting that buckwheat with chicken in the multivarque is also being cooked very quickly, so you can take note of both recipes.
Buckwheat with meat in a double boiler
Those who like cutlets or bitlets - in a word meat products, will appreciate our recipe for buckwheat with meat in a double boiler. The dish turns out to be both useful and satisfying.
Ingredients:
- buckwheat - 1 glass;
- minced meat - 300 g;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- water 400 g;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
We thoroughly rinse the rump, but fill it with a steamer. Then add minced meat, carrots, grated on a large grater, salt and mix all the ingredients. Fill with boiling water and leave to prepare. How much to cook buckwheat in a double boiler? Set the timer to 40 or 45 minutes, this time is enough to make the porridge come to the ready.
Buckwheat with mushrooms in a double boiler
Buckwheat with mushrooms can be cooked in many ways, one of them - steaming.
Ingredients:
- buckwheat - 200 g;
- mushrooms - 400 g;
- onion - 1 piece;
- water - 1.5 cups;
- butter - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
In the cup of the steamer we put butter and melt it for about 4-5 minutes. Then add finely chopped onions and mushrooms, mix, and from the top we fill the buckwheat groats, previously well washed. Solim, add spices at will, pour hot water and leave buckwheat in a double boiler under the lid for 45 minutes.