Buckwheat in Merchant Style

⏳ Time

40 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Buckwheat is our constant companion during times of global upheaval. The most popular folk diet is even called: 'Living on Buckwheat.' The thing is, sooner or later everything becomes monotonous, even the finest truffles, and buckwheat is no exception. To avoid monotony, you can prepare buckwheat in merchant style—with juicy, golden pork, sautéed vegetables, and herbs. If you have a heavy, thick-walled pot that allows the buckwheat to cook evenly without burning, that would be perfect.

Ingredients

Buckwheat Groats - 9.9 oz
Pork Blood - 10.6 oz
Onion - 1 head
Carrot - 1 piece
Garlic - 1 clove
Passata Tomato Sauce - 1.1 oz
Water - 23 fl oz
Vegetable Oil - 1 fl oz
Parsley - 0.7 oz
Dill - 0.7 oz
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste
Bay leaf - 1 piece

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare all the ingredients.

Step 2

Toast the buckwheat in a dry skillet for 2–3 minutes until it begins to crackle slightly and releases a nutty aroma. Then, transfer it to a clean container.

Step 3

Cut the meat into small cubes, approximately one centimeter on each side.

Step 4

In the same skillet, heat vegetable oil and sauté the meat until golden brown. Transfer it to a clean dish.

Step 5

Chop the onion and carrot, then sauté them in the same pan where the meat was cooked, starting with the onion until it turns golden.

Step 6

Then add the carrots and sauté for another 3–4 minutes.

Step 7

Add the tomato paste and sauté, stirring actively, for 1 minute. Then add the finely chopped garlic and sauté for an additional 30 seconds.

Step 8

Pour in water, add the meat and buckwheat, season with salt, cover with a lid, and simmer on low heat for 20–25 minutes until the buckwheat is cooked.