Wheat Porridge with Beef and Beetroot

Main Dishes | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Recipe taken from the book 'Delicious Porridges. 365 Best Recipes'.

Ingredients

Cracked Wheat - 1 cup
Onion - 1 head
Beef - 10.6 oz
Beetroot - 3.5 oz
Pork fat - 1.8 oz
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Wash the beetroot, peel it, and cut it into large strips.

Step 2

Peel the onion, wash it, and cut it into half rings.

Step 3

Wash the meat and cut it into pieces.

Step 4

Sauté the onion in melted pork fat until golden, add the meat and fry for 10 minutes.

Step 5

Add the beetroot to the pan with the meat and onion, and fry everything together for 5–7 minutes.

Step 6

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Bring 400 ml of water to a boil, add salt, pour in the cracked wheat, and cook, stirring, for 15–20 minutes.

Step 7

In the pot with the porridge, add the pepper and the meat sautéed with beetroot and onion, pour in 100 ml of water, cover with a lid, and cook in a preheated oven for 40 minutes.