How to boil buckwheat
As a simple side dish, buckwheat can serve as an extra nutritional improvement for a meal. Buckwheat also works particularly well as a thickener for stews and for soups as well.
Ingredients
- 500 g Buckwheat
- 1 liter Water
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 50 g Butter
Instructions
- Pour out the serving of buckwheat that you would like to cook.
- Get a pot on the stove and empty buckwheat from your strainer into the pot of water. The ratio of water to buckwheat should be 2 to 1.
- Place the pot on the stove on high heat and cover it.
- Add in your desired seasonings and butter if you would like to create a smoother flavor for the buckwheat.
- Reduce the overall temperature on the stove and let it simmer with the lid of the pot on.
- Stir your buckwheat with any additional spices you may want to add.
- Serve the buckwheat on its own or as part of a larger dish.