Buckwheat in the oven: cooking features and recipes

Buckwheat porridge is a popular product in our country. This dish has a wonderful taste.In addition, it is useful for digestion and the body as a whole. There are many ways to make cereals with the addition of various ingredients and seasonings. This article describes how to make a delicious buckwheat in the oven, gives examples of step-by-step creation of a stewed dish.

The chefs have made a number of recommendations, guided by which Everyone can cook a fragrant, tasty and healthy baked dish.

• Ideal dishes for cooking cereals in the oven are clay pots.
• The ratio of water and buckwheat is 1: 2. With a lack of water, the grains will be dry, they can burn.
• Before cooking, the grits must be carefully picked and rinsed. Use clean water, preferably drinking.
• When the dish is ready, for some time it is left in the oven with the fire off. This will allow porridge soak in spices, herbs and other ingredients, become juicy and airy. Then the dish must be removed and placed on a wooden stand.
• Hot porridge, it is desirable to wrap a warm towel to further steam it.
• Add a little salt during the cooking process.

Experienced housewives and professional chefs eagerly share other tips for cooking porridge in clay pots.

• The oven should be heated in advance, otherwise the dishes may crack.
• It is worth considering that such dishes conflict with iron and open fire.
• In order for the porridge to be juicy and nutritious, it is necessary to pre-lay the cereal in water (for about 30 minutes). Due to this, the walls of the pots will be moistened, and the dish will preserve juiciness.

Buckwheat porridge is wonderfully combined with various products of both animal and vegetable origin, however, it harmonises with some ingredients especially expressively.

The most suitable ingredients for buckwheat dishes:

• tomatoes;
• mushrooms (including forest);
• hard cheeses;
• bulb and green onions;
• carrot;
• smoked chicken legs;
• ground beef of various grades;
• beef;
• mutton;
• pork.

As you can see, the choice is diverse and allows everyone to choose the perfect combination.

Ingredients:

• one large bulb;
• half a kilo of chicken breast;
• cooking oil for frying;
• 2 cups cereals;
• seasonings: salt, black pepper, dried mix of vegetables and other mixtures.

Consider step by step this recipe.

• Onion cut into large slices. Fillet cut into pieces. The ingredients are mixed and fried with the addition of oil for 7 minutes over medium heat.
• Groats are washed and filtered through a colander. After the water has drained, add the onion and meat mixture to the buckwheat and fry for no more than 5 minutes in a frying pan.
• The mixture is distributed in clay pots, filling the container in half. Grits poured boiling water, add salt and spices.
• The dishes are sent to the oven, placed on the bottom grid and covered with a lid.
• The dish is prepared at a temperature of from 140 to 150 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes. After that, the temperature is lowered to 100 degrees and exhausted for another half hour.

One pot of ready-made porridge is designed for 3 medium-sized servings.

Ingredients:

• fresh white mushrooms - 200 grams;
• large onion, carrot;
• water - 400 milliliters;
• buckwheat - 1 cup;
• salt - teaspoon;
• frying oil.

Stages cooking.

• The grits are washed and dried in a pan over low heat. Oil need not be added.
• Onions and carrots are lightly browned in another pan. After that, chopped mushrooms are added to the vegetables, the mixture is brought to semi-ready.
• Cereals, along with roasted vegetables, are placed in a sleeve, and hot drinking water, salt, and other spices (optional) are added. Do not forget to tie the sleeve tightly.
• Porridge is cooked for half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius.

The following recipe will appeal to fans of the original combination of products and a bright feed. Buckwheat, baked in a pumpkin, will decorate any table and will delight with unsurpassed taste.

Ingredients Required:

• buckwheat - 300 grams;
• butter - 50 grams;
• water - 300 grams;
• high fat cream - 200 milliliters;
• salt - half a teaspoon;
• pumpkin - 1 piece (weighing about three kilograms);
• spices to taste.

Consider the step by step cooking fragrant and delicious buckwheat porridge with pumpkin.

• Pumpkin thoroughly washed. The top is cut, but not thrown away, it will serve as a cover. With the help of a spoon, the insides are removed from the vegetable and discarded.
• Groats must be thoroughly washed and covered inside the pumpkin. Water and cream are also added to the container. All ingredients are altered and covered with pumpkin tops. The top of the fruit is covered with foil.
• The grate in the oven is lowered to the bottom. The pumpkin is placed in a mold and placed in a preheated oven. The dish is prepared at a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius for two hours.
• Check porridge. If it is ready, add butter to it and leave in the oven for another hour, turning off the fire.

The recipe of cooking buckwheat in the oven with chicken legs is very popular. One dish combines the main food and side dish, which significantly saves time. In the process of cooking the ingredients exchange flavors and aromas, creating an original and expressive combination. The result will be a useful and satisfying dinner or lunch for the whole family or a large company.

Ingredients:

• croup - 0.4 kilograms;
• chicken drumsticks - 0.8 kilograms;
• drinking water - 1 liter;
• sunflower oil - 50 grams;
• vegetable oil - 50 milliliters;
• onions - 2 medium sized pieces;
• spices to taste (you can use a mixture of dried herbs or vegetables).

Preparation includes several stages.

• Meat is preferably pre-marinated in a mixture of salt and seasonings.
• Onions are finely chopped and fried with vegetable oil until golden brown.
• The croup is washed, dried and mixed with zazharkoy. If necessary, you need to sort out buckwheat.
• In a special form for baking groats laid out a uniform layer. Meat is placed on top of it.
• Butter is cut into cubes and spread between chicken drumsticks.
• Ingredients are filled with hot clean water (it must completely cover the contents). Salt and spices are added to the dish.
• Cook at 180 degrees until complete evaporation of water. As a rule, it takes about an hour.

The recipe for buckwheat porridge with chicken legs you will learn by watching the following video.

Buckwheat porridge, cooked in a merchant, will appeal to even the most demanding gourmets. This dish combines amazing flavor, variety of flavors and a special lush texture. Feature of the recipe is to use vegetables, which give the porridge juiciness and benefit.

Ingredients:

• croup - 350 grams;
• onion - 200 grams;
• sweet pepper - 120-150 grams;
• tomato paste - 2 tablespoons;
• vegetable oil - 3.5 tablespoons;
• garlic - a pair of cloves;
• fresh greens;
• chicken fillet - half a kilo;
• carrots - 150 grams.

The cooking method is not particularly complex.

• Meat is cut into cubes of the same size and fried in vegetable oil until cooked.
• Separately, fry finely chopped onions and carrots. A few minutes before being ready, add the pepper, cut into slices, and fry for a few more minutes.
• Tomato paste is diluted in water to form a more liquid consistency, mixed with chicken and roasted vegetables.
• The dish is cooked in a gooseneck.Spread the mixture on the bottom, add the washed cereal and pour it with clean water. The liquid level should be higher than the products slightly more than 2 centimeters.
• Add salt, spices and other seasonings with chopped greens and chopped garlic.
• Stew should be more than two hours at a maximum temperature of 180 degrees Celsius.

The combination of buckwheat and mushrooms is considered a classic and like many. You can use both forest and purchased mushrooms. The dish will be even tastier and richer with the addition of meat.

Mushrooms can be added to porridge to all the above recipes, fry them separately or with vegetables. Be careful before using forest mushrooms, especially if you bought them from third parties and are not sure about their quality. It is strongly recommended to boil the mushrooms in boiling water before roasting for 20-60 minutes. Cooking time depending on their size and type.