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Wheat porridge is an inexpensive and very useful product. To make it tasty, you need to know a few secrets of its preparation. We have prepared the best recipes to help you cook a very tasty dish of wheat cereal.
Features of wheat cereal
Wheat groats are processed( crushed, ground) durum wheat with large, small or medium grain sizes. It has a very rich chemical composition:
- Vitamins( groups B, A, E, F, etc.).
- Minerals( magnesium, iodine, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, etc.).
- Proteins( 16 g), fats( 1 g), carbohydrates( 70 g).
The average calorie content of wheat porridge on water is 330 kcal.
Wheat porridge is a real storehouse of nutrients, so its use contributes to the restoration of microflora in the intestine, improving metabolism, normalizing the acid-base balance in the body, reducing cholesterol levels.
In cooking, this cereal is used to prepare first and second courses, salads, pies, casseroles, etc. Most often, cereals are used to make porridge on water, broth, and milk. It can be salty, spicy or sweet. Below are the best recipes for cooking wheat porridge as a main dish or side dish for fish / meat / meatballs.
Regardless of the selected recipe, it is recommended to wash the grits before cooking, which will help get rid of excess starch and various contaminants.
On Water
The recipe for wheat porridge on water is quite simple. This is a universal method of cooking cereals. Dish will be an excellent option for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In addition, you need a minimum of ingredients for cooking.
How to cook wheat porridge on the water? Before cooking, you should decide on the desired consistency of the finished product.
If you need a viscous, watery consistency, then you will need 4 cups of water to cook 1 cup of cereals, based on taste preferences. It is not necessary to wait for boiling water beforehand; it is enough to add all the ingredients to the pan and stir occasionally, so as not to burn. After boiling, reduce the heat and cook until ready. The grains should swell and become soft, on average it takes 40-50 minutes. After cooking, you can add olive oil, carrots and onions, greens, etc. to the taste.
How to cook wheat porridge in water crumbly? If you prefer the crumbly texture of the finished product, then for cooking you should take water and grits in a ratio of 3: 1.Put the ingredients in a saucepan, salt and / or add sugar and put on the fire. Do not cover with a lid. After boiling, wait until the cereal becomes equal to water( after about 10 minutes) and add 50 g of butter. Boil on a slow fire for another 10 minutes and turn off the fire. Cover and leave the underdone grains to swell for up to 40 minutes.
Porridge from dark and large processed grain will be more crumbly than from light and fine.
To obtain a dense thick consistency, it is necessary to reduce the proportions of water to 2 glasses per 1 cup of cereals. But it should be remembered that the grains in this case will turn out to be undercooked and, as a result, hard, and the total mass will turn out to be rather dry. But this method of cooking has its advantages, because the product saves more valuable substances.
After cooking, the porridge in the water can be served with:
- dried fruit
- fruit;
- cream;
- berries;
- gravy;
- meat / fish and other products.
Milk
This cooking method is perfect for breakfast or for feeding a child. It is better to choose medium-sized cereal, so that the porridge is tender and soft. For cooking, add 3 cups of milk, 2/3 cup of cereal, salt, sugar to the pan and cook until ready( on average half an hour after boiling).Add butter to the finished product.
To make the dish more tasty, add raisins, dried apricots, grated apple, pear, slices of fresh strawberries, banana, etc. to porridge.
On
broth
It turned out the most nutritious, rich and tasty is better to cook wheat porridge on the broth. Chicken broth - ideal for this type of cereal. To boil it will require:
- Chicken Meat.
- Water.
- Salt.
- Pepper.
- Bay leaf.
The proportions of chicken meat and water are recommended to be taken in a 1: 2 ratio. This broth will turn out rather saturated, tasty and not strongly fat. Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook until the meat is completely cooked. Cooking time depends on the amount of meat and water.
The longer you cook the meat, the richer the broth will turn out.
After that, remove the chicken and add the cereal to the broth, in a ratio of 1: 3.The taste of wheat cereal perfectly complement roasted carrots and onions, so while porridge will cook, you need to fry. For 1 cup of cereal, 1 onion and 1 medium-sized carrot will suffice. They need to be cleaned, washed, cut / rubbed and roasted in sunflower oil over medium heat until light golden brown appears. Then add to the porridge and mix. Serve the cooked meat together with the prepared dish.
Do not forget to constantly stir porridge during cooking, sothe croup will evenly absorb water and will not burn.
In the multi-cooker
Wheat porridge in the multi-cooker is one of the simplest ways to cook. After all, the hostess does not need to control boiling, product readiness, interfere. Due to this, a lot of free time appears and you can do your own business. Besides the fact that cooking porridge practically does not require the participation of the hostess, as a result the cereal is very tasty, tender and soft.
Wheat cereal in a multivariate on water requires the same proportions as when cooked in a saucepan. To obtain a medium, not liquid and not thick consistency, 1 cup of cereal will require 3 cups of water( it must be hot, otherwise the device will have to spend additional time on heating the liquid).Put the ingredients in the multicooker bowl, add salt / sugar, butter. If desired, add grated carrots and chopped onions. Close the lid and put it on the appropriate mode of operation, depending on the particular model, it may be called “Cereals”, “Kashi”, “Multipovar”, “Milk porridge”, etc. If there are no such modes, then “Stewing” will be suitable for cooking the cereals,"Languor", "soup".The average cooking time is half an hour. To make the croup more swollen and softer, you can not immediately open it, but let it brew for another 20 minutes. The porridge in the slow cooker is crumbly and juicy.
In the same way in a slow cooker, you can cook porridge in milk, broth. For taste, you can add various spices, spices: cinnamon, basil, cardamom, curry, paprika, bay leaf, vanilla, ginger, greens and more.
Now you know how to cook wheat porridge in water, crumbly, thin or thick, with which ingredients this cereal is best combined and with which it can be served as a finished product. Choose your favorite recipe and start cooking this useful and very tasty dish.
