On the water
Few people know how to cook millet as a side dish in water. We take:
- 50 g lean or cow butter;
- 1 tbsp. or 180 g of millet;
- water – 550 ml (2.5 tbsp.);
- salt (to taste).
How to cook millet for a side dish? Follow these steps:
- Wash the millet thoroughly. The last water should be hot.
- Pour boiling water over the cereal, add cow butter (1 tsp), salt and stir.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to moderate and simmer until thickened evenly, lid open, 8 minutes. Boiling water should be equal to the grain.
- Next, tightly cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the water has completely evaporated, 11 minutes. Do not stir the porridge during this process and do not remove the lid.
- Turn off the heat and leave the pan on the stove for another 12 minutes. Then place the porridge on plates and pour over the melted butter.
Millet porridge with milk and pumpkin
We need:
- 2 tbsp. millet cereal
- 4 tbsp. milk
- 0.5 kg pumpkin
- 2 tbsp. Sahara
- 1 tbsp. butter
- salt to taste
Preparation:
1. Cut fresh pumpkin into pieces, remove grains, fibers and skin, wash and cut into small cubes.
2. Place the chopped pumpkin in a saucepan with boiling milk and cook at low boil for 15 minutes.
Tip: You can boil the pumpkin in water and then add milk, in which case the amount of milk according to the recipe can be divided 50:50 with water.
3. After, add salt, sugar, butter, washed millet and cook over low heat until thickened.
4. Cover the pan with a lid, place it in the oven or on a flame divider and keep it at a low boil for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave for 20 minutes.
Serve the porridge seasoned with butter or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nuances
Don’t know how to cook delicious millet as a side dish? In this case, the procedure for processing cereals is similar to porridge. The main thing is to make a crumbly, rather than dense, adhesive mass. To achieve this, it is enough to correctly organize the processing process. Or simply select the necessary cooking settings if the porridge is made in a slow cooker.
When cooking classically on a stove, you need to take millet and water in a ratio of 1:2. Moreover, you should not pour in all the liquid at once. For those who already know how to cook millet, these components will be more than enough. But beginners should improve the water with a small amount of cow butter.
When it melts, it will create an oily film around the grains, which will prevent them from sticking together. It has also been noticed that the darker the grain, the easier it is to cook crumbly porridge from it.
Experienced housewives advise preparing the millet before sending it to the pan to get rid of bitterness. Sometimes this may not be enough, and you will have to soak the food in water for 7 hours. But repeated rinsing in cold water until the liquid is completely clear may be sufficient.
After preparing the grain, pour it into a pan and fill it with water in a ratio of 1:2. Place on the burner. When the liquid begins to boil, reduce the heat to very low, remembering to stir the cereal with a spoon so that it does not burn.
As the moisture boils away, taste the grains and add water if they are still hard. When the dish is ready, which usually happens after 20 minutes, remove the dish from the stove and keep it covered for another quarter of an hour.
In a slow cooker
How to cook millet for a side dish in a slow cooker? This process is less troublesome, but longer. The ingredients required for a pure side dish are the same: two measured shares of water, one measured share of millet. You can process the cereal as described above, or you can use the express method. To do this, rinse the millet under cool water until it stops becoming cloudy, and then pour over boiling water. Then place the grains in a sieve and rinse with cold running water.
Next, place the cereal in the multicooker bowl and add the required amount of water. Add butter and, if desired, salt. Set the “Porridge” or “Pilaf” mode for 55-60 minutes.
After the sound signal indicates the end of cooking, switch the device to the heating mode and leave the porridge in it for another 15 minutes.
How to prepare millet
The cereal should be thoroughly rinsed under running cool water or in a bowl, changing the liquid several times. The water should become clear.
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Old grains may taste bitter. If you are not sure about the production date, soak the washed millet in hot water for 5-10 minutes or simply pour boiling water over it. This way you will get rid of possible bitterness.
In a steamer
How to cook millet for a side dish in a double boiler? You need to have the same products. The algorithm is identical:
- Wash the cereal, carry out procedures to eliminate the bitter taste, and rinse again.
- Place the millet in a steamer container. Fill it with water so that the liquid slightly covers the cereal. If you pour more, the millet will boil too much.
- Add sugar, salt and cow's butter.
- Close the device and start processing for 50 minutes.
Wheat porridge with beef in the oven
It would seem like a trivial dish, but it can perfectly decorate your table.
Cooking delicious wheat porridge with meat in the oven. Serves 4
Preparation time 25 min
Cooking time 50 min
Total time 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 270 g wheat cereal
- 450 g beef tenderloin
- 100 g bacon or lard
- 550 g water
- 2 pcs. onion
- 70 g celery root
- 40 g dried apricots or apples
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp paprika
Instructions
- Wash and peel the products to put in the oven, rinse the cereal.
- Cut the beef into longitudinal pieces 1.5-2 cm thick, and bacon or bacon into thin slices 0.5 cm long. Salt the meat and sprinkle with seasonings.
- Steam dried fruits with boiling water for 10 minutes, and when softened, cut into strips or cubes.
- Cut the celery into strips, the onion into half rings and add salt.
- Place lard or bacon in the bottom of a heat-resistant glass or ceramic dish to cover the inside surface as much as possible. Place chopped vegetables, beef, and dried fruits in the bowl in alternating layers. Place the cereal on top of the meat and vegetables, add salt and add water.
- Seal the dishes with food foil and place in an oven preheated to 170 degrees. Set the timer for 50 minutes.
Notes
Serve the finished dish on the table in a dish from the oven, placing it on a tray.
Sprinkle the porridge on plates generously with chopped herbs along with fresh vegetables and salad. BJU - 7-8 g of proteins, 5-6 g of fats, 15-16 g of carbohydrates. Calories: 140kcal
Dish: Main Course
Keyword: beef
With vegetables
How can you cook millet with vegetables as a side dish? This dish perfectly complements meat and fish bases. When consumed separately, it is excellent for a dietary diet, since its energy value is only 27 kcal per 100 g. You will need:
- carrots – 240 g;
- onion – 290 g;
- millet – 200 g;
- 2 tbsp. water;
- dried garlic – 1.5 tsp;
- ground black pepper;
- 2 tbsp. l. lean oil;
- turmeric – ½ tsp.
You will also need to have a large frying pan, chosen taking into account the fact that the cereal will double in volume. It is good if it has a double bottom, as this will allow the food to preserve its taste properties and steam more gently. Old cast iron frying pans are very good in this regard.
- Rinse the cereal a couple of times to eliminate rancidity. You can also scald it, as indicated above.
- Peel the onion and chop into small cubes.
- Peel the carrots and cut into strips.
- Fry the onion in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil (you can add a little water).
- Add turmeric, carrots, peppers, dried garlic to the onion, stir everything well. Simmer vegetables for 5-7 minutes.
- Place washed millet into the vegetable mixture and stir.
- Pour 400 ml of water into the pan, stir until it saturates everything.
- Reduce heat to low, cover the frying pan with a lid and bring the food to readiness, stirring occasionally.
