Buckwheat is a porridge cooked with the addition of products such as meat or minced meat, onions, carrots, garlic and tomato paste. Spices like pepper, salt, bay leaf are added to taste and optional. Buckwheat is taken whole-grain, but a section or a knife will do if necessary. You can cook on the stove, in the oven or in a slow cooker.
The five most commonly used ingredients in buckwheat recipes are merchant-style:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckwheat | 313 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 62.1 |
| Carrots | 33 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Tomato paste | 28 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| Pork | 259 | 16 | 21.6 | 0 |
| Onion | 41 | 1.4 | 0 | 10.4 |
The principle of cooking is similar to cooking ordinary pilaf (in fact, it is buckwheat pilaf)). First, the vegetables are fried in oil. Tomato paste (optional) and spices, except garlic, are added to them. Then washed and dried buckwheat is poured in. Everything is filled with water so that the cereal is completely covered. And stewed until cooked under a lid over low heat. As soon as the liquid is completely absorbed, the dish is ready. A few minutes before the end, chopped garlic is added to it.
The same can be done in clay pots. It will turn out especially tasty if you distribute everything by portions and take pots according to the number of eaters. In this case, we will get a dietary dish, even vegetables will not have to be fried.
The recipes of buckwheat merchant-style may not include meat, keep this in mind - there are lean versions of this dish. Then most often it is replaced by mushrooms. It is also cooked with beef, pork, chicken or stew.
The five lowest calorie recipes for buckwheat in a merchant's way:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckwheat merchant style with carrots onions chicken | 40 min | 130 | +24 |
| Buckwheat in a merchant's style in a slow cooker | 1 hour 40 min | 138 | +259 |
| Buckwheat merchant style with chicken | 40 min | 141 | +203 |
| Buckwheat merchant style in the oven | 1 h 20 min | 145 | +12 |
| Merchant-style buckwheat with pork in a frying pan | 40 min | 156 | +225 |
Especially important: this porridge is good only when hot, but when cold it is not so tasty.
If the buckwheat is fried in butter, the dish will get an even more pleasant flavor.
By the way, if you believe Pohlebkin, buckwheat porridge (which can safely be attributed to merchant porridge) occupies an honorable second place in the list of the most important dishes of Russian cuisine. The first is assigned, of course, to the soup. During Lent, our grandfathers and grandmothers sat mostly on these grubs, inventing more and more new ways of cooking.