How To Cook Buckwheat Kasha Recipes

HOW TO COOK BUCKWHEAT

Steps:

• Place 1 cup uncooked buckwheat into a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under cool running water until the water runs clear. Drain it well.
• In a small saucepan (covered with lid), bring 1 1/2 cups cold water, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1/2 teaspoon fine salt to a boil over high heat.
• Stir in the buckwheat into boiled water and cover saucepan with lid. Bring back to a gentle simmer and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the water is absorbed, 13-15 minutes. (Just like rice, you should hear hissing while it's cooking and it will get quiet once done). Nonstick saucepans will take 2-3 minutes longer to cook buckwheat.
• Remove from heat and let the buckwheat rest covered for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve. This serving will make about 3 cups of cooked buckwheat. Add more butter if desired, but avoid stirring too much to prevent from mushing cooked buckwheat.
• Enjoy fresh or refrigerate once cooled. Avoid leaving at room temperature for prolonged hours.

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.

HOW TO COOK BUCKWHEAT KASHA

Steps:

• Rinse and drain buckwheat well.
• In a medium sauce pan, combine buckwheat with 1 3/4 cups water, 1 Tbsp butter and 1/2 tsp salt. Bring to a simmer then cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer on low for 18-20 min. Just like with rice, you should hear hissing while cooking and it will get quiet when done. Stir in additional 1 Tbsp butter if desired.
• Transfer all ingredients to the rice cooker and set on the white rice setting. When done, add an extra Tbsp of butter if desired and stir in 1-2 tsp water to moisten up the kernels if they seem dry. Serve hot.

BUCKWHEAT KASHA WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• On a dry skillet over medium heat, roast the buckwheat until it's a golden brown color.
• Re-hydrate the mushrooms by placing in a bowl and covering with hot water.Let it stand for about ten minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium pot, cook bacon over medium heat until golden brown and crispy. Transfer with a slotted spoon to drain on a paper towel.
• Pour out all the bacon grease, except 1 Tablespoon and cook the onion, seasoning with salt, in the same pot, over medium heat 5-8 min, covered, until soft and beginning to brown.
• Drain, rinse and chop the mushrooms.
• Add the butter, mushrooms and buckwheat. Roast for 2-4 min, until the buckwheat is aromatic.
• Pour in the boiling water, bring to a boil, season with salt, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 30 min, until the buckwheat has cooked through.
• Add the bacon to the kasha when adding the water or stir it in when the kasha is cooked.
• Add a slab of butter to the warm kasha when serving.

BUCKWHEAT KASHA

Steps:

• 1. Place the Stock, salt, pepper, and butter in a 2-quart heavy covered saucepan. Bring to a simmer.
• 2. In a small bowl stir the kasha and egg together. Heat a frying pan and add the kasha-egg mixture. On medium-high heat flatten, stir, and chop the kasha with a wooden fork for 2 to 4 minutes, or until the egg has cooked and the kernels are hot and mostly separated.
• 3. Bring the stock to a boil and add the kasha to the broth. Cover and turn the heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes.
• 4. Remove the cover, stir, and check that the kernels are tender and the liquid is absorbed. If not, cover and continue to cook another 3 to 5 minutes.
• 5. Stir and fluff with fork 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.