Buckwheat with minced meat
Description
If you have a little leftover minced meat after cooking cutlets and don't feel like racking your brain over what delicious dish to treat your family to, our family has a great idea for you—buckwheat! Delicious grains with a fragrant meat topping... Here's a classic recipe for buckwheat with minced meat. The result is a very simple, yet filling and quite tasty dish—something like army-style porridge, but made at home with more generous proportions of meat and buckwheat. You can use any kind of minced meat—chicken, pork, beef, or a mix. No doubt everyone can cook buckwheat, but preparing buckwheat with minced meat in a way that everyone will absolutely love—that takes some effort. But now, you've got what it takes.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Sort the buckwheat and rinse it in several changes of water. Drain all the water. Transfer the buckwheat to a saucepan. Pour in fresh water. Place over heat. Bring to a boil. Add salt to taste and cook over low heat until done. Buckwheat takes about 20 minutes to cook.
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Step 2
2. While the buckwheat is cooking, peel the carrot and onion. Cut the onion into small pieces.
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Step 3
3. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater.
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Step 4
4. Sauté the onion in vegetable oil. Add the carrot.
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Step 5
5. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces. Place in a blender and blend until smooth to make a minced meat.
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Step 6
6. Add the ground chicken to the sautéed vegetables. Mix quickly. Pour in the tomato juice. Simmer everything for 10 minutes. As the tomato reduces, add salt and spices. If the tomato is too sour, add sugar. The tomato juice should reduce by half.
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Step 7
7. Add the cooked buckwheat to the resulting sauce and mix. Turn off the heat.
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Step 8
8. Check the dish for salt and spices, and it's ready to serve.