Buckwheat helps cleanse the intestines, saturating the body along with beneficial substances. But in the form of porridge, it quickly becomes boring, and if there are children in the house, they often completely refuse this dish. For anyone who wants to diversify the diet and deliciously feed not only adults, but also small gourmets, I offer 2 recipes for meatballs with buckwheat and minced meat.
On a note. The most successful ratio of meat and cereals for such a dish is 3: 1.
Material Content:
Minced chicken cutlets with buckwheat in a pan
- Cooking time: 50 minutes.
- Servings Per Container: 5-6.
According to this recipe, buckwheat cutlets are obtained rosy, with a crispy crispy crust, and inside they are soft and tender.
Ingredients:
- chicken meat - 600 g;
- buckwheat - 200 g;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- sour cream - 3 tbsp. l .;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- breadcrumbs for breading - 1 cup;
- vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
- salt, spices - to taste.
Note. You can add 200-300 g of boiled chopped mushrooms to the minced meat - this way you will increase the protein content in the dish.
Operating procedure:
- Sort the cereals, rinse and boil in salted water until tender for 15 minutes.
- Cooled buckwheat with chicken and onions through a meat grinder. So the stuffing will turn out more uniform.
- Introduce the egg, sour cream, salt and spices into the cutlet mass. Mix by hand.
- Form rounded elongated portions, roll in breading.
- Put the patties in a pan with warmed butter and fry on both sides for 4-5 minutes until golden brown.
Sauerkraut stewed with tomatoes or tomato paste will be a good side dish for such a dish. Chicken meat, like buckwheat, is fresh, and such an addition will come in handy.
On a note. Cutlets according to this recipe can be cooked in a slow cooker, it is not necessary to pan.Put them on a greased grate, pour water into the bowl and turn on the “Steam” mode for 25 minutes. It will turn out a delicious diet dish.
Oven-baked beetroot with tomato and sour cream sauce in the oven
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Servings Per Container: 8-9.
Do not like fried crust and prefer soft, tender cutlets? Cook stunningly delicious Greek with thick oven sauce.
Ingredients:
- beef - 900 g;
- buckwheat - 300 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- flour - 5 tbsp. l .;
- garlic - 4-5 cloves;
- dill - a bunch;
- sour cream - 200 g;
- tomato paste - 5 tbsp. l .;
- water - 150 ml;
- ground paprika - 2 tsp;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- vegetable oil - for frying.
Step by step recipe:
- The washed buckwheat pour boiling water for 15 minutes, then drain from water.
- Scroll beef and onions in a meat grinder, mix with steamed cereals, eggs. Salt and pepper.
- Blind small rounded cutlets, roll in flour (3 tbsp.) And fry a little in vegetable oil. It is not necessary to bring to readiness, it is enough that they are slightly “grabbed”. With an average fire intensity, it will take 1-2 minutes on each side.
- In the same fat, add chopped garlic, add sour cream and tomato paste, sprinkle with paprika.
- Constantly stirring, keep the mixture on fire for several minutes, then pour in the water, previously stirring the remaining flour in it until the lumps disappear. Wait for the sauce to boil and remove from heat.
- Put cutlets in a fireproof shape of a suitable size, so that they lie tight, pour them with sauce, sprinkle with chopped dill.
- Put in the oven for 30 minutes. The temperature is 170 degrees.
You can put out meatballs in a pan with a thick bottom or a frying pan with high sides. At medium heat, they will be ready 15 minutes after boiling the sauce. And for a side dish, offer homemade mashed potatoes, stewed vegetables, fried mushrooms, or salad.
Minced chicken cutlets with buckwheat in a pan
Ingredients
- 600 g. Chicken's meat
- 200 g. Buckwheat
- 1 PC. Onion
- 3 tbsp Sour cream
- 1 PC. Egg
- 1 glass Breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
- taste Salt, spices
Step-by-step instruction
- Sort the cereals, rinse and boil in salted water until tender for 15 minutes.
- Cooled buckwheat with chicken and onions through a meat grinder. So the stuffing will turn out more uniform.
- Introduce the egg, sour cream, salt and spices into the cutlet mass. Mix by hand.
- Form rounded elongated portions, roll in breading.
- Put the patties in a pan with warmed butter and fry on both sides for 4-5 minutes until golden brown.
