Everyone knows that wheat porridge has a very positive effect on the work of the digestive system.
Not surprisingly, as soon as our ancestors began to grow wheat, dishes from it took the main place on our table.
Our grandmothers cooked incredibly tasty wheat porridge.
The secret of which was in the long languor of cereal in the oven.
With the emergence of a multicooker in our kitchens, modern housewives had the opportunity to cook the same delicious porridge.
Wheat porridge in a multicooker - the basic principles of cooking
Wheat groats are of two types: finely shredded "Artek" and whole. Porridge cooked from “Artek” is homogeneous, and from whole - crumbly.
Before cooking porridge, wheat grits are thoroughly washed in several waters to get rid of dust and small debris.
Then the cereal is loaded into the multicooker bowl, filled with water or milk and prepared in the mode of “Porridge” or “Pilaf”. In the finished dish put butter and mix.
Wheat porridge in a slow cooker can be served as a side dish to fish or meat dishes. If you cook porridge with meat or fish, you get a separate dish. In addition, finely chopped herbs and spices are added to this porridge.
Add pieces of fruit, berries, dried fruits, nuts or pumpkin to milk porridge.
Recipe 1. Wheat cereal in a slow cooker with milk
Ingredients
- Wheat groats - 100 g;
- salt - pinch;
- half a liter of milk;
- 10 g of sugar;
- butter - 20 g.
Method of preparation
1. Pour the cereal into a deep bowl and rinse with warm water, changing it at least six times. Water should be clear. Washed cereal pour hot water and leave for half an hour. Drain the water.
2. Lubricate the bowl of the multicooker with a piece of butter. Pour some milk into the cereal container and transfer the contents to the bowl. Salt, add sugar and put a piece of butter.
3. Close the unit cover and turn on the “Porridge” program for 35 minutes. After the program is completed, we leave the porridge for another half an hour in the “Heating” mode.
Recipe 2. Crumbly wheat cereal in a slow cooker on water
Ingredients
- multi-grain wheat cereal;
- salt;
- 50 g butter;
- onion;
- four multi-cups of purified water;
- 50 ml of vegetable oil.
Method of preparation
1. Peel the onions and finely chop them.
2. Pour the oil into the bowl, and turn on the “Frying” function. Fry the onions, stirring constantly, until an appetizing golden color.
3. Rinse the wheat grits well, replacing the water until it becomes clear. Put the cereal in a bowl with onions.
4. Fill with water, salt and mix. Turn on the program “Buckwheat” or “Porridge” for an hour. Arrange the porridge in plates, adding to each piece of butter. Serve porridge with meat or fish dishes.
Recipe 3. Wheat porridge in a slow cooker with pumpkin
Ingredients
- wheat groats - one multi-glass;
- butter;
- 2 multi-cups of purified water;
- salt;
- milk - two multi-glasses;
- sugar;
- 300 g pumpkin pulp.
Method of preparation
1. Rinse the wheat grits, constantly changing the water, until it becomes transparent. Then leave the cereal for half an hour, filling it with hot water so that the cereal is slightly swollen.
2. Peel the pumpkin. Pulp cut into small pieces or coarsely grate. Put the crushed pumpkin in the bowl of the slow cooker. Put the washed wheat cereal here and fill it with purified water and milk. Salt, add butter and sugar.
3. Turn on the porridge program and cook for an hour. Leave the porridge in the heating mode for half an hour. Then mix the cooked porridge, arrange it in plates and add to each piece of butter.
Recipe 4. Wheat cereal in a slow cooker with meat and raisins
Ingredients
- 250 g of wheat cereal;
- salt;
- 400 g of beef;
- black pepper;
- 25 ml of vegetable oil;
- a pinch of cinnamon;
- 75 g raisins;
- bunch of green onions;
- 25 g grated orange peel;
- 75 g almonds.
Method of preparation
1. Wash the raisins, pour boiling water and leave for ten minutes. After this time, drain the water and put the raisins on a napkin so that it is slightly dried.
2. Wash the beef, dip it with napkins and cut into small pieces.
3. Pour oil into the multicooker bowl. Activate the program "Frying". Fry the meat for five minutes, occasionally stirring with a wooden spatula.
4. Wash the wheat cereal in several waters until you get it to become transparent. Put the cereal to the meat, mix and pour water so that its level was two centimeters above the cereal. Close the lid and cook by turning on the porridge program for 20 minutes.
5. Add almonds, orange zest and raisins. Continue cooking in the same mode for another forty minutes.
6. Put the finished porridge in plates, sprinkle with finely chopped green onions and garnish with almond kernels.
Recipe 5. Wheat cereal in a slow cooker with nuts and dried fruit
Ingredients
- 150 g of wheat cereal;
- sugar;
- three glasses of milk;
- table salt;
- a glass of filtered water;
- butter;
- a set of nuts and dried fruits (prunes, dried apricots, raisins, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts).
Method of preparation
1. Spoil the croup and rinse it to clear water. Fill with hot water and leave for half an hour. This is done so that the croup is slightly swollen.
2. Wash the raisins, prunes and dried apricots, cover them with hot water and leave them for a while to soften the dried fruits. Cut large dried fruits into several pieces.
3. Put the nuts on one half of the clean linen towels, cover them with the second and lightly chop with a rolling pin.
4. Put the cereal in a crock-pot, add nuts and dried fruits. Fill all with milk and water. Activate the “Porridge” mode for 35 minutes. Then leave the porridge for another half an hour in the slow cooker. Stir the finished porridge, arrange in portions, put a piece of butter in each.
Recipe 6. Unusual wheat porridge in a slow cooker with mushrooms
Ingredients
- Wheat groats - glass;
- vegetable oil;
- four glasses of drinking water;
- 3 g of turmeric;
- onion;
- dried basil;
- 200 g of mushrooms;
- salt and spices.
Method of preparation
1. Take for porridge small mushrooms that do not need to be cut. Peel the bulb and finely chop.
2. Turn on the multicooker to the net, pour oil into the bowl and activate the “Baking” mode for 20 minutes. Put the washed mushrooms and onions in the bowl. Cook, stirring, until beep.
3. Rinse the cereal several times to clear water. Put the cereal in a bowl, fill it with water, salt it, season it with spices and cook in porridge mode, closing the lid. 20 minutes is enough. Stir the porridge and serve with fresh vegetables or pickles.
Recipe 7. Wheat cereal in a slow cooker with chicken hearts
Ingredients
- 350 g of chicken hearts;
- onion;
- two wheat multi-cups;
- two carrots;
- 7 g of salt;
- black pepper.
Method of preparation
1. Hearts completely thawed, wash and cut off excess fat. Cut each heart in half. Put the by-product in the bowl, pour 100 ml of drinking water and turn on the “Quenching” program for an hour.
2. Peel the onion and carrot. Shred the onion in quarter rings. Coarse grated carrots. Switch the multicooker to the “Baking” mode. Open the lid of the multicooker and fry the hearts, stirring constantly, until all the moisture has evaporated. Then move the hearts, making room in the center. Put onion and carrot and fry until onion is browned. Salt and season with spices.
3. Wash the croup thoroughly until the water is clear. Put it in a bowl with hearts and vegetables. Fill with purified water and turn on the mode “Porridge” for 20 minutes. Then turn on the Baking program for ten minutes to lightly fry the porridge with hearts.
Recipe 8. Wheat cereal in a slow cooker with canned meat and green beans
Ingredients
- 500 ml of purified water;
- a glass of wheat cereal;
- salt;
- 400 grams of stew;
- ground black pepper;
- two carrots;
- thyme;
- onion;
- 200 g of green beans;
- 50 ml of olive oil;
- sweet red pepper pod.
Method of preparation
1. Pour olive oil into the bowl of the multicooker, activate the “Frying” mode. The time will be set automatically.
2. Peel the onions and carrots. Cut the carrot into small cubes. Shred onions as small as possible.
3. Wash the pod of red pepper, cut along and remove the stem, seeds and partitions. Cut pepper itself into cubes.
4. Put all the vegetables alternately in the bowl in the following order: onion, carrot and pepper. Stir and fry for ten minutes.
5. Add the stew to the vegetables. If you come across large pieces, cut them into several pieces.
6. Wash the croup in warm water until it becomes transparent. Transfer the cereal into the bowl, add the string beans, cut it into 2-centimeter slices.
7. Mix all ingredients, season with dry thyme and salt. Close the unit cover. Turn on the program “Porridge” and cook for half an hour.
Wheat porridge in a multicooker - tricks and tips
- Finished porridge can be filled with butter, linseed or olive oil.
- For porridge, choose cereals, packaged. Such croup retains all its taste.
- Tasty porridge is obtained only if the correct proportions of liquid and water are observed. Use a measuring cup or multi-glass.
- For liquid porridge for one part of the cereal, you need to take six parts of the liquid.
- To make porridge crumbly, take three parts of water to one part of the cereal.
