Buckwheat and potato cutlets with and without kefir

How to make buckwheat cutlets: classic recipe

This recipe will not take much time and effort. And another advantage is that buckwheat cutlets can be made from that part of the buckwheat that you simply didn’t finish eating. It’s a shame to throw away food, so if you can still make a tasty dish out of it, why not do this useful thing?

• It will take no more than 30-40 minutes to prepare.
• And the calorie content is minimal: 110 kcal per 100 g.

Ingredients

• 1 cup buckwheat;
• 1 onion and carrot each;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 2 large spoons of flour or breadcrumbs;
• salt and spices at your discretion.

How to cook buckwheat cutlets

Step 1. Cook buckwheat porridge: sort and wash the cereal, add water (2 cups of water per 1 cup of buckwheat), add a little salt and cook from a boil over high heat for 7 minutes.

Step 2. Chop the onion quite finely, and you can grate the carrots on a fine grater. Add vegetables to the cooked buckwheat, and beat in 2 eggs. You can also add a little flour (or semolina) - then the finished cutlets will definitely not fall apart.

Step 3. Mix the minced meat thoroughly and form cutlets. You can also roll them in breadcrumbs for reliability and to get a nice crust. Another option is to make a crust for buckwheat cutlets from wheat flour.

Step 4. And fry our cutlets over high heat (in any vegetable oil) - literally 3 minutes on each side. The buckwheat is already ready, so there is no point in keeping the cutlets on the fire for too long.

The result is an excellent dish that will appeal to vegetarians, as well as those who fast or watch their figure. And gourmets will be able to appreciate these buckwheat cutlets for their unusualness and appetizing appearance.

You can serve buckwheat cutlets with sour cream and vegetables; boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes are appropriate as a side dish.

Buckwheat cutlets with garnish

Buckwheat cutlets: recipe one (the simplest and most accessible to everyone)

Those who watch their diet, want to have a fasting day, do not eat meat, and also adhere to fasting will like the cutlets.

To prepare you will need:

• one egg;
• 250 grams of buckwheat;
• two cloves of garlic;
• 25 ml butter;
• Art. spoon of sour cream;
• bulb;
• 100 grams of breadcrumbs;
• three tbsp. spoons of fresh herbs and vegetable oil;
• a pinch of pepper and salt.

The process of preparing cutlets at home will look like this:

1. Place a glass of buckwheat in a saucepan with water (two glasses). After boiling, add a little salt to the porridge. Cook until done.
2. Then add butter to the buckwheat porridge, mix well, let cool slightly.
3. At this time (while the porridge is cooling), peel the garlic and onions.
4. Next, finely chop the greens.
5. Then put the porridge into a blender or meat grinder. Add garlic and onions there.
6. Salt and pepper the finished minced meat.
7. Next, add herbs and sour cream to the porridge.
8. Then break the egg, then mix thoroughly.
9. Form small patties from the resulting minced meat. Then roll them in breadcrumbs. If the products do not mold well, add a little sour cream.
10. After heating the vegetable oil in a frying pan, add the cutlets there. Fry them over low heat until golden brown.

Such cutlets can diversify the daily menu. They are best served with herbs and fresh vegetables. You can also prepare a sauce for such products, for example, from sour cream, garlic and herbs.

How to cook buckwheat and potato cutlets

Many may be confused by the fact that they have to add flour or semolina to the “minced meat”. So let's see how to make buckwheat cutlets using potatoes.

Ingredients

• 1 glass of buckwheat (cook in 2 glasses of water);
• 3 small potatoes;
• vegetable oil – 2 large spoons;
• salt and spices at your discretion.

How to cook step by step

Step 1 . First, cook the buckwheat until tender - to do this, after boiling, cook it over high heat for literally 7-10 minutes.

Step 2. The next stage is to grate the potatoes on a fine grater. We squeeze it carefully by hand - the moisture needs to be removed as much as possible.

Step 3. Mix buckwheat with potatoes.

Step 4. Form cutlets. You can also roll them in breadcrumbs.

Step 5. All that remains is to fry them in a frying pan - 5 minutes on each side will be enough.

Buckwheat cutlets with potatoes

Preparation

1. Prepare the necessary products - sort out the buckwheat to get rid of debris. Ground chicken can be made from fillet or fattier pieces of chicken. You can buy ready-made minced meat, the main thing is that it is fresh and purchased from a trusted seller.

2. To prepare delicious cutlets you will need onions and a little bread crumb. Peel and cut the onion into pieces and place in a blender. Send pieces of white bread without crusts there. You can lightly soak the bread in milk in advance or pour the milk directly into the bowl.

3. Beat a fresh chicken egg into a blender bowl, add 1/5 tsp. salt and a couple of pinches of spices for cutlets.

4. Close the blender bowl with a lid and grind all ingredients for 2-3 minutes. If you don't have a blender, you can mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

5. Mix the resulting milk-egg-bread mass with the minced chicken, mix thoroughly until a homogeneous mass for the cutlets is obtained.

6. Heat a couple of tablespoons of frying oil in a frying pan. With wet hands, form small oval or round patties and place in a frying pan. Fry over low heat for 3 minutes on one side, and then another couple of minutes on the other side.

7. Place the fried cutlets in a baking dish.

8. Sprinkle buckwheat on top of the cutlets, pour in water in a ratio of 1 to 2 (1 part buckwheat, 2 parts water). Salt the buckwheat with three generous pinches, you can add some spices and a bay leaf. Cover the pan with foil or a lid and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. If you don't cover the mold, the buckwheat on top will dry out. Bake for 30 minutes.

9. Remove the pan from the oven, remove the foil and place the buckwheat and cutlets on plates. Add fresh vegetables, herbs, and sauces to your dinner.

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Buckwheat cutlets with cheese

Ingredients

• 125 g buckwheat;
• salt to taste;
• 2 eggs;
• ground black pepper;
• 1 large onion;
• butter – 60 g;
• hard cheese – 50 g;
• breadcrumbs – 70 g.

How to cook

Step 1. Wash the buckwheat thoroughly under running water. Pour the cereal into a pan of boiling salted water and cook for about half an hour over low heat. Transfer the porridge to a blender container and grind until smooth.

Step 2. Peel the onion and finely chop it. Heat two tablespoons of butter in a frying pan and fry the onion in it until golden brown.

Step 3. Transfer the fried onions into the warm buckwheat mass. Coarsely grate the cheese and add it to the buckwheat and onions. When the mass has cooled completely, add eggs to it and season everything with pepper, salt and spices. Mix the minced meat well with your hands.

Step 4. Pour breadcrumbs into a flat plate. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. We form small cutlets from buckwheat minced meat, bread them in breadcrumbs and place them in a frying pan with heated oil.

Step 5. Fry the cutlets over medium heat until golden brown on both sides. Transfer the finished cutlets to a serving plate and serve with tomato sauce.

Buckwheat cutlets with cheese

↑ Buckwheat porridge cutlets with minced meat

This option can safely be called “two in one”, because it immediately combines both a meat dish and a side dish. Take absolutely any minced meat, based on your family’s preferences - chicken, beef, pork, turkey, mixed. If you need dietary cutlets, then do not fry them in a frying pan, but bake them in the oven.

Ingredients

• crackers - for breading;
• garlic – 2-3 pcs.;
• eggs – 1-2 pcs.;
• buckwheat – 200 g;
• minced meat – 750-800 g;
• onions – 1-2 pcs.;
• oil - for frying;
• spices - to taste.

Preparation

1. Boil the buckwheat with a little salt, cool, transfer to a wide bowl and add the minced meat.
2. Send chicken eggs there too. If they are small, you will need two eggs; if they are large, one is enough.
3. Peel the garlic and onion, wash and chop, you can do this in a blender or cut into small cubes. Add to other ingredients. At the same stage, add a little salt and aromatic spices that you usually use for meat dishes.
4. Now thoroughly mix the products together until you obtain a homogeneous cutlet mass.
5. Pour flour into a separate bowl. Make cutlets from the resulting minced meat, as you are usually used to doing. Dredge each one in flour on all sides.
6. Pour and heat oil into a frying pan, transfer the cutlets and fry on one side until an appetizing golden brown color. Then turn over to the other side and cover with a lid. Fry until done and transfer to a saucepan. Under the lid, the cutlets are already well fried, but if you want them to turn out even juicier, pour a little water into the pan and simmer over low heat.
7. Buckwheat cutlets with minced meat go well with a light vegetable salad, and it’s even better to serve them with tomato, mushroom or sour cream sauce.

Buckwheat cutlets in the oven

And now a recipe in which a frying pan with hot oil is not needed. You can use the technologies described above as a basis - just bake the cutlets in the oven for 20 minutes at 180°C. But there is a more interesting option.

Ingredients

• buckwheat 500 g;
• the same amount of any minced meat (meat, chicken or fish);
• 1 chicken egg;
• some greenery;
• 1 onion;
• salt and spices at your discretion.

Subtleties of cooking cutlets

1. Consider popular and useful tips that will help you prepare truly delicious and unique cutlets. You will also easily master this technique of creating a dish and will be able to often delight your household with delicious preparations.
2. When preparing cutlets, you can add hot red pepper, pieces of pumpkin, cottage cheese and fried carrots. Such components will only emphasize the taste of the cutlets. In addition, it is important to cook the cereal correctly. This will give the preparations the correct consistency.
3. It is highly recommended to use a thick-bottomed pan when cooking cereals. Be sure to roast the buckwheat before doing this. To do this, use a dry frying pan. The use of oil is prohibited. On average, the cereal is cooked for about a quarter of an hour.
4. Do not stir it during cooking. Keep the pot lid closed at all times. Once the product is cooked, leave it covered for another 10 minutes to infuse. This will allow the cereal to fully reveal its taste.
5. When the porridge is cooked, you can add finely chopped onions, dried mushrooms and butter. As a result, you will be able to form cutlets without adding anything extra. Experiment and add additional ingredients to recipes.

Cutlets made from such grains turn out to be quite unusual. If you follow all the cooking rules, such a dish will not leave anyone indifferent. Pleasantly surprise your loved ones with an unusual recipe for cutlets made from cereals. If desired, supplement the preparations with various products and seasonings. Such actions will only better reveal the taste of the dish.

how to cook delicious minced meat cutlets

Cutlets with buckwheat and minced meat

• Cooking time: 1 hour.
• Calorie content of the dish: 150 kcal.
• Purpose: for lunch.
• Kitchen: author's.

Cutlets with buckwheat and minced meat are considered the best dish to serve to a child for lunch, because they perfectly satiate and energize. Healthy cereals in combination with meat components are practically no different from pork or beef due to the harmony of taste and aroma. You can use not only raw buckwheat for cutlets, but also the rest of yesterday’s buckwheat.

Ingredients:

• minced meat - half a kilo;
• buckwheat - a glass;
• water – 2.5 cups;
• onion – 1 pc.;
• potatoes – 1 pc.;
• eggs – 3 pcs.;
• flour – 30 g;
• vegetable oil – 20 ml.

Cooking method:

1. Sort the buckwheat, wash it, cook in salted water until tender. Twist twice with a meat grinder.
2. Mix with onions, potatoes and minced meat minced through a meat grinder. Beat two eggs, mix, season with salt and pepper.
3. Form into oblong cutlets, bread in flour, dip in beaten egg. Fry in a heated oiled frying pan until done. Simmer under the lid closed for 15 minutes or spend the same time baking in the oven.
4. Add sour cream when serving.
5. You can add a little milk to the minced meat for softness and sugar for taste.