Boiled buckwheat 🥣 according to a step by step recipe with a photo

Kitchen appliances and utensils: hob (stove), pan with lid, 200-250 ml glass, stirring spoon.

Ingredients

Buckwheat	1 stack (200-250 ml)
Water	2 stack (200-250 ml)
Salt	taste
Butter	taste

Step cooking

We take 1 cup (200-250 ml) of buckwheat and thoroughly rinse it with running water to get rid of all unnecessary particles of garbage and dust.
Pour the washed cereal into the pan. Add 2 cups (200-250 ml) of pure water to the pan. The main thing is that the ratio between buckwheat and water should be 1 to 2. If you take a glass of 200 ml for buckwheat, then we use the same for water.
We put on a stove on a strong fire, cover with a lid and wait until the water boils.
When the water begins to boil, put a small fire and cover it again. When the water has evaporated and absorbed into the grits, salt to taste and mix. You can, if desired, add butter, it will also be very tasty.
Let the buckwheat brew for about 5 minutes. Enjoy your meal.

How to choose buckwheat

Before buying buckwheat, pay attention to its appearance and variety.
The highest quality buckwheat is of the highest grade. But in the cereal of the first grade, impurities from broken grain may be present.

When purchasing buckwheat, pay attention to its color. The lighter the buckwheat will be, the more useful properties and various trace elements it has preserved. If the cereal has a red tint, it is possible that it has been processed with high temperatures and has lost its useful qualities.

Checking the suitability of cereals is simple, just smell it. If you feel an unpleasant moldy smell, this means that the cereal is already spoiled and not suitable for consumption. In this case, you have the right to return it to the store.

It is advisable to store buckwheat for a short time, over time, its taste deteriorates significantly, and its nutritional qualities rapidly decline.

Video recipe

In this video you will see step-by-step cooking of friable buckwheat groats.

Even if you are cooking buckwheat for the first time, do not worry, with this recipe you will have it crumbly and very tasty. Buckwheat can be served as a side dish for meat, poultry or fish. And also with milk, like milk porridge.

How do you cook buckwheat? There were situations when buckwheat did not work out at all? Share in the comments.