Buckwheat Cooked in the Microwave

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you cook buckwheat in the microwave? Gather all your ingredients. Pay special attention to choosing the buckwheat groats. It's not worth skimping on, so always choose groats from a reliable producer. Such groats are clean, free of foreign matter, and don't contain grain-weevil larvae. Even in the store, look at the buckwheat right through the package: the grains should be even and clean. I always use good homemade butter, at least 82% fat.

2. Step 2:

   

   Look over the groats again, remove any debris if needed, and rinse them well under running water. A sieve works best for this. Rinse the buckwheat until the water runs completely clear.

3. Step 3:

   

   Get out a microwave-safe dish. Once again, a reminder: never use metal dishes or other metal utensils in a microwave, nor dishes with gilded decoration — the microwave will spark and may burn out. Ceramic, glass, porcelain, wooden and even paper dishes, however, are allowed and recommended for microwave use. Put the buckwheat in a bowl.

4. Step 4:

   

   Use a fairly deep bowl, since the buckwheat will expand a lot. Add water — use a ratio of 2 cups of water per 1 cup of buckwheat. Add a little salt.

5. Step 5:

   

   Place it in the microwave on the rotating glass turntable.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cover with a microwave-safe lid. Cook at maximum power for 5 minutes (mine is 1000 W, but it can range from 800 to 1200) — the water will come to a boil. Then reduce the power to its minimum (400–600) and cook for another 10 minutes. Then leave the dish of buckwheat in the oven for 5 more minutes. The water needs to be fully absorbed into the buckwheat.

7. Step 7:

   

   Add butter to the cooked buckwheat and stir.

8. Step 8:

   

   Delicious, fluffy buckwheat is ready! Enjoy!