Hearty Kasha Cereal Recipes

KASHA

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, while stirring to crumble, until almost cooked through. Drain the grease, and reduce heat to medium. Stir in the celery, green onions, and tomato. Cook until the celery is tender, and the beef is browned.
• Meanwhile, bring the beef broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add the bulgur wheat, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until tender. Stir the bulgur wheat into the vegetables and beef, and season with salt and cayenne pepper.

KASHA

Steps:

• Combine water, salt, and butter in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Once it reaches the boil turn off heat and cover.
• Meanwhile, beat egg in a medium bowl and add kasha. Mix together until grains are thoroughly and evenly coated.
• Transfer to a medium-size, wide, heavy saucepan (I use Analon nonstick), place over high heat and stir egg-coated kasha constantly until grains are dry, smell toasty, and no egg is visible, 2 to 3 minutes. Add just-boiled water, turn heat to very low, cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes for cracked kasha, 30 minutes for whole kasha, or until all of the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat.
• Remove lid from pan, place clean dish towel over pan (not touching the grains), and cover tightly. Let sit undisturbed for 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff and serve.

KASHA (BUCKWHEAT GROATS) BREAKFAST CEREAL

Steps:

• Stir 2 T kasha and a dash of salt into 2/3 cup water or milk in a 2- to 3-cup bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on MEDIUM, 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until slightly thinner than desired consistency. Let stand 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with milk and favorite sweetener.

KASHA WITH BROWNED ONIONS AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Stir together kasha and egg until coated well, then cook in a dry 3 1/2- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until grains smell toasty and begin to separate, about 2 minutes. Add boiling-hot water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and simmer, covered, over low heat until kasha is barely tender and most of water is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes.
• While kasha cooks, toast walnuts in 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, 5 minutes. Transfer nuts to a plate, then add oil and remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to skillet and heat over moderate heat until foam subsides. Add onion and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir kasha into onion along with walnuts, parsley, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

GRECIAN KASHA AND LENTILS

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Mix kasha and egg white. Cook kasha and garlic in skillet 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until kernels separate and dry.
• Stir in broth, lentils and cumin. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until kasha and lentils are tender. Stir in corn, olives and tomato. Cook until hot.
• Mix yogurt and mint. Spoon over kasha mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.

HEARTY KASHA CEREAL

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine water, apple concentrate, milk, and egg. Beat until combined.
• Add the kasha, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, and chopped dried apples.
• Bring to a boil, and hold their for ten minutes. Stir constantly to keep kasha from sticking to the bottom of the pan. The cereal will have the consistency of oatmeal when it's done.
• If you prefer to use a fresh apple, then use only 1/2 cup apple concentrate.
• If you don't like apples, then replace the dried apples with raisins or dates, and the apple concentrate with 1/2 cup milk.
• If the cereal is to sweet, then cut the brown sugar measurement in half.