Buckwheat with minced meat in a slow cooker

It is well known that buckwheat is a very useful product. But we are accustomed to see it in the role of a side dish or soup ingredient, and after all, excellent separate dishes are obtained from cereals - for example, buckwheat with minced meat. In a slow cooker, it will not be difficult to cook it, even for those who cannot boast a rich culinary experience.

How to make a combination of buckwheat and minced meat especially successful?

Meal of buckwheat is not only extremely useful - they are also very well absorbed, including buckwheat with meat in a slow cooker. Especially successful combination of cereals and minced meat. Both components in the composition of such a dish cooked in a slow cooker, are revealed from the best side:

• buckwheat steamed in the cooking process and the whole flavor passes the minced meat;
• minced meat during steam treatment retains all the beneficial properties of meat;
• cooking takes a minimum of time;
• to make buckwheat with minced meat in a slow cooker, you do not need a lot of extra fat in the form of vegetable oil - just a couple of tablespoons, and the rest of the liquid is water and juice of ingredients.

Buckwheat can be combined with any kind of meat. True, a number of nuances still need to be considered:

• Chicken mince (like turkey) is very tender, so buckwheat should be soaked in water before cooking - then it will soften and not add rigidity to the dish;
• minced pork is too fat, and buckwheat doesn’t mix well with such a "company." Therefore, one should take lean pieces of pork or add beef;
• minced beef can be harsh. It is better to take veal - such a dish can be given even to children, since this species is rich in trace elements;
• duck minced meat is not suitable for such recipes, because it is very fatty and sugary (at the same time, a duck stuffed with buckwheat is an incredibly tasty dish);
• minced lamb in combination with buckwheat is a very tasty and nutritious dish. But, as in the case of pork, it is better to choose the pieces more closely.

Buckwheat recipe with minced meat in a slow cooker

Gentle main dish is obtained from minced chicken with buckwheat. Among other things, this combination is dietary.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 Art. cereals;
• 450 g of minced chicken;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 large onion;
• 4 tbsp. l oils (vegetable);
• salt, spices;
• greens (to taste).

Cooking:

1. We wash the cereal and fill it with water.
2. Shred the onions and rub the grated carrots.
3. Pour oil into a pressure cooker bowl, put vegetables and set "Baking" mode for 5-7 minutes.
4. Add minced meat, fry for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Fill buckwheat, pour cold boiled water so that the contents were completely covered with liquid. Add salt, spices.
6. Set the mode "Pilaf" for 30 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with finely chopped greens before serving.

Buckwheat in merchants

Another good way to beat the dish with minced meat is to cook buckwheat in a merchant's style.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 Art. buckwheat;
• 300 g of ground meat;
• 1 large onion;
• 1 small carrot;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tomato or 2 tbsp. l tomato paste;
• 2 tbsp. l oils (vegetable);
• salt, pepper, spices.

Cooking:

1. We wash the cereal, pour it into the frying pan and, after drying, pour it into the bowl.
2. Shred the onions and small straws cut the carrots.
3. In vegetable oil (preferably olive or corn), passace vegetables.
4. Add the minced meat and tomato paste or blanched tomatoes.
5. After frying the mixture to brown, add the cereal. Fill with water so that the mixture is completely covered with it, and cover with a lid.
6. Simmer on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
7. A couple of minutes before cooking, salt, pepper and add spices.
8. Serve hot.

Buckwheat with a mixture of minced meat

There are situations when the stuffing remains quite a bit, and you need to attach it somewhere. In this case, a great option is to cook buckwheat with a mixture of minced meat, for example, chicken and beef.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. cereals;
• 1 tbsp. cold water;
• 300 g ground beef;
• 300 g minced chicken;
• 1 medium sized tomato;
• 2 large onions;
• 1 carrot;
• 2 tbsp. l oils (olive);
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Mix the stuffing. Wash buckwheat.
2. Finely chop the onions, carrots cut into small cubes, and the tomato into large slices.
3. Pour the oil into the bowl of the multicooker, pour the onion and fry it in the "Frying" mode for 3 minutes.
4. Add the minced meat, fry for another 10 minutes, stirring.
5. Fall asleep carrots, cook another 5 minutes in the same mode.
6. Put buckwheat and tomato with minced meat. Fill 1 tbsp. water.
7. Set the mode "Buckwheat" (or "Pilaf") for 35 minutes.
8. After cooking, let the dish brew for 10 minutes.

Buckwheat with minced meat in a slow cooker is perfect for lunch or dinner. This hearty and healthy dish turns out very tasty with any minced meat. Therefore, be prepared for the fact that even those who treat buckwheat with coolness will ask you for a supplement.