Steamed buckwheat

How to make steamed buckwheat? Wash the buckwheat well, it is better to do it under running water through a colander, remove debris and black grains.
Put the washed and slightly dried buckwheat into the steamer bowl (if desired, you can use a slow cooker steamer and cook in it according to the instructions attached to the appliance, or a microwave steamer pan, if your microwave model has one). Add salt to the cereal to taste and pour water so that it covers the cereal a couple of centimeters higher, in this case the porridge will turn out to be runny, but well moistened and viscous, an excellent option for dairy and sweet porridge. But if you want to get buckwheat porridge crumbly and drier, which is good for a side dish, then you need to take water and cereals in a one-to-one ratio. If the steamer is multi-tiered, then place the bowl on the lowest tier. Close the steamer lid and turn on the timer. Cook buckwheat porridge in a steamer for about 30 minutes. This time is quite enough for the porridge to boil well, buckwheat groats are cooked quickly in a steamer. Then open the steamer, see if the moisture has evaporated, add the oil, stir, you can add a little more salt if it seems that there is not enough salt, and leave the porridge for another 15-20 minutes under the lid. When the porridge becomes crumbly, serve it to the table as an independent dish in the form of porridge or a side dish to a meat or fish dish.
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All the secrets of cooking buckwheat and how to choose it correctly so that the dish is delicious, read the article "The usual buckwheat. Do we know everything about her?" 

If you use ready-made spice mixes, be sure to read the composition on the package. Often, salt is already present in such mixtures, take this into account, otherwise you risk over-salting the dish.

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.