Buckwheat Side Dish
An easy way to make a tasty, healthy side. Cooking up delicious, fluffy buckwheat is very simple — it doesn't take much time or effort. This grain makes a great side dish for the whole family, kids included.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make a buckwheat side dish? Gather the listed ingredients. To speed things up, it's best to use very hot water right from the start. You can use a little more to make it moister, or a little less to make it drier. Salt to taste — maybe a touch more. Get out a pot for cooking the buckwheat; a heavy-bottomed pot works best.
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Step 2:
Rinse the buckwheat very thoroughly under cold running water several times to wash away any debris, bad grains, or other foreign matter.
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Step 3:
Pour the water into the pot. If you're using cold water, bring it to a boil and then add the rinsed buckwheat. If you're using boiling water, set the pot of water on the heat and add the rinsed grain right away. As soon as the buckwheat comes to a boil, salt it and cook it for 10–15 minutes over low heat, covered, without stirring.
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Step 4:
After that time, turn off the heat, add the butter to the buckwheat, and stir. Cover the pot and set it in a warm place (or wrap it in something warm) for 15 minutes so the buckwheat can steam and settle.
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Step 5:
Serve the buckwheat hot. It's already a tasty, fragrant dish you can serve on its own. For a full lunch or dinner, this side goes well with meat, chicken, or store-bought mains, and you can also add milk and sugar. The next day, you can use leftover buckwheat to make casseroles, bread, pancakes, and more.
- This recipe gives you fluffy, moist buckwheat. So if you already like this grain, you're sure to enjoy it prepared this way. Thanks to the butter, the buckwheat has a pleasant creamy flavor that kids especially love, which makes it a good choice for children's meals too. And in general, given the enormous benefits this grain offers, it's well worth making a regular part of your family's everyday diet.
- For how to choose the perfect pot for soup, porridge, or pickling cucumbers, see the article on pots.
- For all the secrets of cooking buckwheat and how to choose it so the dish turns out delicious, read the article "Everyday buckwheat: do we really know everything about it?"
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Buckwheat (whole grain) - 335 kcal/100g
- Dark buckwheat flour - 333 kcal/100g
- Light buckwheat flour - 347 kcal/100g
- Boiled buckwheat - 163 kcal/100g
- Buckwheat - 313 kcal/100g
- Butter, 82% - 734 kcal/100g
- Unsalted sweet-cream butter - 709 kcal/100g
- Unsalted farmhouse butter - 661 kcal/100g
- Salted farmhouse butter - 652 kcal/100g
- Ghee - 869 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
