According to the compatibility table, buckwheat pumpkin are two products that are ideally suited to each other. Such a successful combination allows you to cook a lot of tasty and healthy dishes from them.
Porridge with vegetables
Russian cuisine is famous for its cereals. But many people are used to taking this dish just like boiled cereals. It is usually used as a side dish or part of a complex filling. But if supplemented with ordinary porridge, for example, with vegetables, then it immediately turns into an original and very tasty dish. A great option for this combination is a pumpkin with buckwheat.
By the way, children like these porridges very much. Cooking them is easy. And the simplest products will be needed: pumpkin pulp, milk, salt, buckwheat and sugar.
The whole process goes very fast:
- First, grits should be poured into a pan, pour water in a ratio of 1: 2 and cook until almost ready.
- At this time, the peeled pumpkin can be cut into large cubes, put in a saucepan, pour milk and put on fire. After boiling, immediately add salt and a little sugar. Cooking pumpkin takes about 25-30 minutes.
- Put the food together and cook for another 15 minutes.
It turns out a very delicate and fragrant pumpkin with buckwheat. If the dish is intended for a baby who is not yet ready for adult food, then the porridge can be thoroughly kneaded beforehand using a blender.
Full dinner
From ancient times in Russia they loved to cook porridge with meat. The result was a dish in which the side dish was already inside. Such a composition, if desired, can be supplemented with other ingredients. It is not only very convenient, but also delicious. Of the most popular recipes for daily use, pumpkin with buckwheat and meat is perfect. To work, you first need to prepare the main components: a glass of buckwheat, 1 clove of garlic, 250 grams of meat and pulp of pumpkin, onion, a little salt, 2 bay leaves, allspice, vegetable oil and any seasonings.
The cooking method has its own subtleties:
- First, you need to boil buckwheat in salted water.
- In a pan in boiling oil, lightly fry the onions. After that, it must be folded on a separate plate.
- Heat peeled garlic in the same oil. After frying it can be discarded.
- Cut the pulp of pumpkin into pieces, put them in a pan and simmer for 10 minutes in garlic oil.
- In a separate pan, along with seasonings, fry the meat, cut into pieces.
- Combine the products in a deep plate and serve immediately.
Unusual porridge turns fragrant, appetizing and quite satisfying.
Technique to help
Over the years, it becomes easier for housewives to cook. A huge amount of a variety of household appliances appears on sale, which turns any work in the kitchen into a complete pleasure. For example, in a slow cooker, buckwheat with pumpkin is quickly and simply prepared. The recipe provides the following ratio of ingredients: one multi-glass of buckwheat 4 times more water, salt, 200-300 grams of pumpkin, sugar, 50 grams of butter.
The process takes place in two stages:
- First, the products must be prepared: sort and rinse the cereals, and cut the pumpkin pulp with a knife arbitrarily.
- Put all available products in the multicooker bowl, set the Buckwheat mode and leave them alone until the timer signal. After the call, do not rush to open the lid. Porridge should be a little sweaty. After that, it will become even softer and more aromatic.
A cooked meal can be a great option for a hearty breakfast or a light dinner. If desired, add a little more oil or honey to the plate. So it will be much tastier.
Oven dish
Buckwheat is an ideal cereal that does not need to be able to cook. She will do everything herself. It is only necessary to create the necessary conditions for this and try not to interfere with the process. Other products are best dealt with separately. According to this principle, it is very easy to prepare pumpkin with buckwheat in the oven. This recipe requires the following products: 1 tbsp. buckwheat, onion, a handful of dried mushrooms, salt, 20 grams of butter, 2 cups of water, a clove of garlic, 200 grams of pumpkin, black pepper and 35 grams of vegetable oil.
The dish is prepared in two stages:
- First, buckwheat must be filled in a pot or ceramic pot. After this, it must be poured with water, salt, and then add the soaked mushrooms. Put the pot in the oven for an hour, preheating it to 180 degrees.
- Chop the garlic and onions, and cut the flesh of the pumpkin in arbitrary pieces. Fry the products for 5 minutes in a hot frying pan in vegetable oil. But this must not be done immediately, so that they do not cool prematurely. It is best to start roasting 10 minutes before the cereal is ready.
Before serving the friable porridge, put the plate on the table, and distribute the fried vegetables with an even layer on top.
Stuffed pumpkin
Buckwheat is very often used as a filling for stuffing. By adding meat, you can make this mixture more tasty and high-calorie. And as an object of stuffing, an ordinary ripe pumpkin is suitable. Such an original embodiment will certainly appeal to fans of non-standard ideas. Buckwheat with meat in a pumpkin is prepared for a long time, but the result is worth it. Of the products you will need: 1 large pumpkin, a glass of buckwheat, salt, carrots, 300 grams of pork, onion, 2 cloves of garlic, ground pepper, half a glass of broth or plain water, 85 grams of vegetable oil.
It is necessary to cook as follows:
- Wash the pumpkin and cut off the top of it, and then remove all the seeds and part of the existing pulp from the inside. The wall thickness should remain no more than 3 centimeters.
- Grate the prepared pumpkin from the inside with salt, pepper and garlic, and then soak well in oil.
- Separately, fry the onions and carrots and meat, after cutting it into pieces.
- Pour groats inside the pumpkin.
- Lay prepared meat and vegetables on top.
- Pour the products with broth, and then cover the hole with the cut-off top.
- Set the pumpkin on a baking sheet and send it to the oven. For baking, you will need at 180 degrees one and a half to two hours.
Ready stuffed product is best served entirely. It will be very impressive, beautiful and, of course, delicious.