How to cook wheat porridge?
Even in the old days, this porridge was called a wet-nurse. For the Slavic people, it was associated with wealth and power. Preparing it for holidays and on ordinary days.If it was a holiday, it was cooked with milk, sometimes even with meat. On ordinary days, it was boiled in water.
Today, this dish is also present on the tables for many people. But not everyone knows how she prepares properly. Porridge is more popular in campaigns, where they add stewed meat to it, and as a result a tasty and rich breakfast is obtained. But even in ordinary life, you can make a tasty gruel.
The composition and properties of the dish
Wheat cereal is often prepared in kindergartens or in canteens for workers. After all, it contains a lot of useful substances that are able to give energy to the human body. It contains a large amount of vitamins, for example, vitamin E, which is the source of youth. Thanks to him, the skin is restored. It also contains folic acid, which is so necessary for future mothers.
In addition, porridge is very easily digested in the stomach, however, this does not happen very quickly. It will help recuperate, so it is often recommended to eat after a postponed illness. This product is quite nutritious and, after eating a portion of wheat cereal for breakfast, until lunchtime, hunger will not be felt.
This product helps to strengthen the immune system, so doctors often recommend using it during seasonal colds. Wheat porridge cleans the intestines well, and also helps to eliminate toxins from the body.
This product has no contraindications. The only exception is personal intolerance to food.
How to choose and prepare cereal?
If you know how to choose wheat cereals, then the dishes from it will always be very tasty. It is best to buy this product in bags. In this case, it will be protected from moisture, and it looks much better than weighed.
Grains should not be wrinkled and dark, but smooth and brown in color with a light shade.
Wheat groats are of two types: whole and crushed.
- The first has the name "Poltava". It is larger and is used to make crumbly cereals.
- The second is also called "Artek". It is easy to prepare. It can be cooked in any form: crumbly and friable.
Before cooking it is necessary to wash the cereal. This will help get rid of not only dust, but also small particles and oilcake. It is necessary to wash both crushed and whole groats. If there are pebbles, then it must go through.
Cooking time and proportions
To result in a tasty and crumbly porridge, you need to learn how to cook it properly. So, it is necessary to observe such proportions: for 500 milliliters of water it is necessary to fill one glass of such cereal. If porridge is cooked with milk, then the portions of the liquid will be slightly larger. The ratio in this case will be as follows: 4 cups of milk per 1 cup of cereals.
Wheat groats need to be cooked for 18-23 minutes, after which the container should be wrapped in a towel and left for 30-40 minutes to soak.
Recipes
Prepare this porridge in different ways. This can be done in the microwave, and in a pressure cooker, and in a double boiler, and in a saucepan.
Wheat cereal in the microwave
In such a stove to cook porridge will be quite uncomfortable. After all, it belongs to cereals, which are pretty badly boiled soft. Therefore, to quickly get the finished dish is impossible. To speed up the process a little, you need to fill it with boiled water and let it stand for 2.5 hours.
After that, all the water must be drained and again add purified water, just another one., in proportion to 1 cup of wheat cereal per 600 ml of water. It is necessary to cook porridge at the highest power. Cooking time takes about twenty six minutes.
Wheat groats cooked in a pressure cooker
Required components:
- 300 grams of chicken fillet;
- 1 cup of wheat cereal;
- 1 large carrot;
- 1 medium onion;
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric;
- 150 grams of raisins;
- some greens;
- salt to taste;
- pepper on the tip of a knife;
- 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
Consider the step by step cooking instructions.
- Chicken fillet must be salted and pepper.After that, it should be fried on both sides until golden brown. To do this, turn on the "Fry" mode.
- Ready fillets need to pull out of the pressure cooker. There it is also necessary to pour oil and fry on it carrots, grated on a coarse grater, as well as onions cut into small cubes.
- The croup needs to be washed and soaked in boiled water. This must be done so that it is not bitter.
- Then the pshenka is added to the prepared vegetables and everything is fried another 3-5 minutes.
- Raisins and cooked fillets are added on top. Then in a pressure cooker it is necessary to pour purified water or broth. Fluids need to take twice as much as cereals.
- After that, the pressure cooker should be closed and the button "Porridge" should be turned on. The timer is set for 15 minutes. After this time, you can scatter porridge on plates.
Porridge cooked in a slow cooker
Ingredients Required:
- 200 grams of cereal;
- 1 liter of purified water;
- 40 grams of butter;
- salt.
Groats must be well washed and covered in a slow cooker. After that, pour water and salt. Then you need to cook it in the "Porridge" mode for 35 minutes.
After this time, it is necessary to add oil and in the “Heating” mode, hold it for another 15-17 minutes. You can serve it with both meat and fish.
Wheat porridge in chicken broth
Required Ingredients
- 1.5 liters of chicken broth;
- 2 carrots;
- 200 grams of wheat cereal;
- cut chicken.
Step-by-step recipe is as follows.
- In a bowl with a thick bottom, boil the broth. Then throw there carrots, cut into small cubes.
- After that, you need to add to it already cut chicken.
- Next, you need to fall asleep wheat cereal and mix everything well.
- It is necessary to cook within 30-35 minutes.
- Then you need to let the porridge stand for another 15-20 minutes.
As a result, the porridge will turn out liquid and slightly viscous. Her taste will be tender and fragrant.
Wheat cereal on water
Make a tasty porridge and easy on the water. To make it more aromatic, you just need to add a little oil.
Required components:
- 200 grams of wheat cereal;
- 500 ml of purified water;
- 40 grams of butter;
- some salt.
Cooking method:
- cereal must be poured into cooked dishes and add purified water, then put it on fire;
- then you need to salt and leave to prepare for 15-20 minutes over low heat;
- The next step is to add oil, after which the porridge must be wrapped with a towel, so that it is infused;
- in 30-40 minutes you can start tasting porridge.
Sweet wheat cereal with milk
Required components:
- 200 grams of wheat cereal;
- 800 ml of fresh milk;
- 3 tablespoons of sugar;
- salt.
Fresh milk needs to be boiled and put cereal in it. Then add salt and pour the granulated sugar. After that, all you need to mix and wait until the mixture boils. Next, you need to reduce the heat and cook another 35 minutes. Then turn off and add oil. Porridge should be stewed for another 15 minutes. The dish will turn out not only fragrant, but also very tasty.
Wheat mushroom porridge
Ingredients Required:
- 400 grams of wheat cereal;
- 1.5 liters of mushroom decoction;
- 450 grams of mushrooms;
- 100 grams of butter;
- 4 onions;
- salt;
- fresh greens.
First you need to cook onion sauce. Melt the butter and melt the chopped onion in it. Then cut mushrooms into cubes and boil. After that, they should be discarded in a colander.
In the mushroom broth, pour the cereal and salt. When the porridge thickens a little, you need to pour in the sauce and add the mushrooms. Then mix everything well and put the container in the oven for 35 minutes.
When the porridge is ready, sprinkle it with fresh herbs.
What does it eat?
Wheat cereal is very popular among many people and has excellent reviews. Incredibly tasty wheat porridge with gravy. It can also be used as a side dish. Often it is made from meatballs and minced meat.
Wheat cereal can be cooked with meat, with a stew. In addition, it can be combined with chicken and mushrooms. It is especially tasty with vegetables.For example, by cooking it with a pumpkin, you can get a bright autumn lunch. Such a dish is very popular among those people who watch the figure, but at the same time they love to eat tasty.
Wheat porridge is easy to prepare. It is quite tasty by itself, and if you add to it some ingredients, you get the original replacement for the usual porridge. The only thing you need is to monitor the quality of the cereals to be bought in order not to be disappointed in the taste of this dish.
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