Buckwheat porridge with meat in a slow cooker

A simple recipe for a quick and hearty dinner for every day! Buckwheat porridge with meat in a slow cooker is steamed so well that it becomes very tender and crumbly. Children eat it with pleasure. You can complement it with white or any other sauce to your taste!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 29 % 8 g
Fats 36 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 36 % 10 g
162 kcal
GI: 18 / 82 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 45 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make buckwheat porridge with meat in a slow cooker? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Any kind of meat can be used for cooking. It can be pork, beef, chicken or lamb. I'm going to cook pork.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Rinse the meat in running water and cut into small cubes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Turn on the slow cooker to the "frying" mode and wait until it warms up. Pour a little vegetable oil into the bowl of the slow cooker and put the chopped meat. fry the meat for 8-10 minutes so that it begins to brown. There is no need to close the lid.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel onions and carrots and rinse them from dirt. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, and finely chop the onion. Add the onion and carrot to the meat, stir and fry everything together for another couple of minutes. When frying vegetables, a characteristic aroma will appear.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Wash the buckwheat several times in cold water. Then drain all the water.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Transfer the washed buckwheat into the bowl of the slow cooker to the meat and pour hot water. Add salt and spices to taste. Mix everything and close the lid of the slow cooker. Switch it to the "quenching" mode for 20-25 minutes. Be guided by your slow cooker.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    After the specified time, look into the bowl and check for water. Buckwheat will increase in size and absorb all the water. If there is still a little water left, then extend the cooking for another 5-10 minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Mix the finished buckwheat porridge with meat, put it on plates and serve it to the table hot. A salad of fresh vegetables will be a great addition. Enjoy your meal!

Keep in mind that the cooking time and mode are indicated approximately in the recipe. All slow cookers work differently and even the same models of the same manufacturer may have their own characteristics. Before you start cooking a new dish for you in a slow cooker, carefully study the instructions for it, and then in practice try to cook first familiar dishes, and then new ones, choosing the mode and time individually for your own technique.

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 it?"

In addition to pork, any other meat can be used in this dish. Keep in mind that the cooking time, as well as the taste and calorie content of the dish will change. For example, beef is cooked longer than pork, and chicken fillet or turkey is less.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Pork fat - 333   kcal/100g
  • Pork meat - 357   kcal/100g
  • Pork - low-fat roast - 184   kcal/100g
  • Pork chop on a bone - 537   kcal/100g
  • Pork - schnitzel - 352   kcal/100g
  • Pork shoulder - 593   kcal/100g
  • Boar's leg - 113   kcal/100g
  • Pork - 259   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • 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
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g

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