How to cook buckwheat porridge in milk or water

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You can cook cereals on the stove, in a multicooker, microwave, oven and even without cooking.

How much liquid to take

For 1 glass of cereal, you will need 2 glasses of water. In this case, buckwheat will be crumbly. If you want a viscous porridge, take 3 glasses of water.

Milk or its mixture with water, as a rule, is used more - 3-5 glasses. Most often they take 1 glass of water and 2-4 glasses of milk, but you can mix them in a 1: 1 ratio.

How to prepare cereals

First of all, remove the debris. Then rinse the buckwheat under running water until the liquid becomes clear. For convenience, you can put the cereals in a sieve.

To make buckwheat crumbly, before cooking it can be calcined in a dry frying pan or in a slow cooker in the "Fry" mode for several minutes.

What to add to buckwheat porridge

If buckwheat porridge is unsweetened, take ½ teaspoon of salt for 1 cup of cereal. If you want sweet buckwheat, add about 1 tablespoon of sugar and a pinch of salt.

You can also season the porridge with any other spices you like. They, like sugar and salt, are added to the liquid at the beginning of cooking.

You can add a piece of butter to the finished sweet or salty porridge. Then it will become softer and more fragrant.

How to cook buckwheat porridge on the stove

Put the buckwheat in a saucepan and cover with boiling water or milk. If you cook porridge with a mixture, pour in only water: you will need milk later.

Bring the liquid to a boil and cook the porridge over low heat, covering with a lid. If necessary, pour in boiling milk 7-10 minutes after boiling water.

The cooking time depends on what you use the dish on. Buckwheat porridge in water will be ready in 15–20 minutes, and in milk or mixture in about 30 minutes.

It is better not to stir the porridge on the water at all, otherwise it will not be crumbly. When the liquid evaporates, the buckwheat will be ready.

But porridge in milk must be stirred periodically so that the milk does not burn. If you have used a lot of liquid, it may remain in the pot. If you do not want this, cook the porridge longer or leave the finished dish under the lid to infuse.

How to cook buckwheat porridge in a slow cooker

Place the cereals in a multicooker bowl and cover with water and / or milk.

Cook porridge in water in the Buckwheat or Groats mode for 20-25 minutes.

Cook cereals in milk or a mixture in the "Milk porridge" mode for 40-50 minutes.

How to cook buckwheat porridge in the microwave

Place the buckwheat in a plate or microwave dish, cover with liquid and cover.

Cook the porridge for 10 minutes at full power. Then remove the lid, stir the buckwheat and cook for another 5-8 minutes.

After cooking, leave the porridge in milk for 10-15 minutes in the microwave.

How to cook buckwheat porridge in the oven

Place the buckwheat in an ovenproof container. Pour in water and / or milk and cover.

Cook porridge in water at 180 ° C for 40-50 minutes, and in milk or mixture - a little over an hour. In the latter case, add hot milk about halfway through cooking.

How to cook buckwheat porridge without cooking

Slow way

This method is suitable for cooking porridge in water.

Place the buckwheat in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Pour boiling water over, close the container and leave overnight. During this time, the cereal will absorb the liquid.

Fast way

Thanks to this method, you can cook porridge in water, and in milk, and in their mixture.

Put the cereal in a thermos and fill it with hot liquid. Close the thermos and leave for about an hour.