Buckwheat merchant style with minced meat

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make buckwheat in a merchant's way with minced meat? Prepare the products. Minced meat is suitable from any meat, it will be tastier from mixed with pork — the dish will turn out juicier. You can use both ready-made minced meat, and made yourself at home. Wash and peel the vegetables.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sort out the buckwheat, sifting out the garbage and black grains. Then rinse it well in several waters, until transparent.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the grits in a dry frying pan and dry it, stirring, over low heat. Buckwheat prepared in this way turns out to be more fragrant and tasty.

4. Step 4:

   

   And while the buckwheat is drying, prepare the vegetables. Finely dice the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

5. Step 5:

   

   Take a saucepan, a frying pan or a saucepan with a thick bottom in which you plan to cook buckwheat. Heat it over low heat, add vegetable oil for frying. Put the onion and fry it in vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes, until transparent.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the carrots to the onion and fry them together for another 3-4 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Then add the minced meat, mix it well, breaking up the lumps and fry everything together for another 5-7 minutes.

9. Step 8:

   

   Add the tomato paste, stir and fry the minced meat for another 2-3 minutes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Pour buckwheat into a saucepan, but do not mix it with minced meat.

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour in water (the water norm is slightly less than the usual 1:1.5), season with salt and pepper. Cook the buckwheat on low heat for about 20 minutes, until the water evaporates.

12. Step 11:

    

    After 20 minutes, add the finely chopped garlic, stir and leave the dish on the fire for another 2-3 minutes.

13. Step 12:

    

    Chop the greens. I took parsley and dill, but you can use any to taste.

14. Step 13:

    

    Add the chopped greens, mix — the dish is ready.

15. Step 14:

    

    Arrange the buckwheat on plates and serve to the table. Bon appetit!