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Buckwheat a la Merchant with Pork in a Skillet
Buckwheat a la Merchant with Pork is a dish of Russian cuisine, known since ancient times. A tasty, hearty, and healthy meal that is quick and easy to prepare. The dish is very similar to traditional pilaf, but instead of rice, buckwheat groats are used. Prepared buckwheat a la Merchant with pork in a skillet can make an excellent family dinner, and such a dish will look very respectable even on a festive table.
Caloric Value: 184 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Ingredients
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- pork meat – 500 g;
- buckwheat groats – 300 g;
- carrots – 2 pcs. (medium);
- onion – 1 pc;
- champignon mushrooms or any forest ones – 100 g;
- salt – to taste;
- spices for meat – to taste;
- cumin seeds – 2 pinches or 1 tsp;
- vegetable oil for frying the ingredients.
Preparation
- Prepare all the ingredients. Wash the pork meat and cut it into portion-sized pieces. Do not chop the meat too finely. Add mushrooms to the dish if desired; both champignons and forest mushrooms are suitable: fresh, dried, or frozen.
- Cut the onion into random pieces, you can use medium cubes or half-rings.
- Cut the carrot in two ways – into strips and rounds. The rounds will be needed as decoration.
- If necessary, sift the buckwheat to remove poor-quality grains. Be sure to rinse the groats under running water and let them drain through a colander. After drying, it is recommended to fry the buckwheat in a skillet.
- In a heated skillet, add odorless vegetable oil. Place the pieces of meat. Fry the meat until golden brown on all sides.
- Add the prepared onion to the meat. The onion should also be golden.
- After about five minutes, add the carrots to the skillet, frying until the ingredients are semi-cooked. The meat and vegetables should not be stewed; they should have a beautiful, golden color, which affects the overall texture of the dish. Also add the mushrooms to the skillet-sauté pan.
- After adding the carrots to the skillet, salt the ingredients and add your favorite spices for the meat. Cumin goes well with carrots, it is also called – cumin. It gives a spicy aroma to the dish and a pleasant taste. Be sure to add a pepper mix. Stir the meat and vegetables well in the skillet.
- Pour the dried buckwheat evenly over the vegetables. The vegetables are sufficiently salted, but the buckwheat is not. Lightly salt the buckwheat.
- Boil water in a kettle, and pour boiling water over the buckwheat. It’s better to pour the water through a spoon or skimmer to avoid disturbing the even layer of groats. The liquid should cover the buckwheat by one or one and a half centimeters.
- Cover the sauté pan tightly with a lid, do not stir the ingredients. Reduce the heat to below medium. Now the ingredients should stew. Let the buckwheat cook for about ten to fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, check if there is still liquid in the skillet. If the buckwheat has absorbed everything, turn off the heat and stir all the ingredients. Once again, cover the skillet with a lid and let the dish sit for another ten minutes.
- The famous dish buckwheat a la Merchant with pork in a skillet is ready. The buckwheat turned out crumbly thanks to being pre-dried in the skillet. Serve it on a flat dish, place pieces of meat on top, and arrange the carrot rounds around it, symbolizing gold coins - wealth.
I definitely recommend preparing this dish for a family dinner. It’s an incredibly tasty and aromatic dish.
Enjoy your meal!
