Millet with meat: a recipe with photos and cooking secrets

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Crushed millet porridge cooked with fragrant tender meat is considered by many to be a very satisfying and extremely tasty dish. But this will only work if the cereal is cooked correctly.

How tasty and proper to cook millet with meat? Let's talk about it in our article.

On the features of processing cereals before cooking

Millet experts consider one of the most polluted cereals. Therefore, experienced housewives recommend to sort it out before cooking (clean it from small litter and spoiled grains). Then the cereal is poured with warm water and shaken well, after which it is allowed to stand for five minutes. As a result, the water is drained along with all the debris that has floated to the surface. Then the millet is again thoroughly washed. This procedure is repeated two or three more times to get rid of the mulch (flour dust), which, even in small quantities, will make the porridge sticky.

In addition, fat appears on the surface of the grains during storage, giving the finished porridge a taste of bitterness. Toto avoid this, before cooking, millet must also be washed in hot water, under the influence of which the fat will dissolve and be washed off.

Tip

Beginning housewives should take into account the fact that over time, millet groats begin to taste bitter. You should try not to buy it for future use. In the store, you must always pay attention to the packaging date. The optimal storage time for millet groats is about four months, then it gets old and a bad aftertaste appears in it.

Millet with meat: a quick recipe

Millet porridge with fragrant fried meat is considered by many to be one of the great options for dinner or lunch on the weekend. In addition to the fact that millet with meat is very tasty, it is also he althy. According to scientists, cereals contain many essential amino acids for the body, about 12-15% protein, up to 70% starch. In addition, millet contains fiber, he althy fats, vitamins B2, PP, B1, as well as a large amount of potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. This cereal holds the record for magnesium and molybdenum content.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with how you can quickly cook delicious and he althy millet with meat. A recipe with a photo (step by step) is offered later in the article.

Ingredients

To prepare 4 servings of millet with meat you will need:

• 1 glass of millet.
• 2, 5 cups chicken broth.
• 800g pork.
• Pepper and s alt to taste.
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
• One bulb;
• 2 garlic cloves.
• 1 tsp sweetpaprika.
• 50 g butter.

About cooking method

The process will take about 1 hour. They act like this:

1. Millet is thoroughly washed in several waters to remove excess bitterness. The broth is brought to a boil, millet is poured into it and cooked until cooked with occasional stirring.
2. Pork (it is recommended to take meat with pieces of bacon) cut into cubes of the same size. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, put the meat there and fry on all sides until golden brown.
3. Onion (onion) is cut into half rings, added to the meat.
4. The garlic is crushed and added to the rest of the ingredients.
5. Meat and onions are s alted, peppered and brought to full readiness.

Millet is seasoned with butter (butter), put on a plate, put pieces of fragrant meat on top and serve.

Millet with meat in a slow cooker

When cooking cereals in a slow cooker, you must strictly follow the instructions.

You can use any brand of device to prepare a delicious meal. Strictly following the recommendations of the recipe for millet with meat in a slow cooker (photo below), you can successfully cook a delicious meal for the whole family for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

Use for cooking:

• 500g pork meat.
• One multi-glass of millet.
• Three to four tablespoons of vegetable oil.
• Three multi-glasses of water.
• Two onions.
• One carrot.
• Ten black peppercorns.
• One bay leaf.
• Some s alt (to taste).

Description of the cooking process

They work like this:

1. The pork is washed well, dried and cut into small pieces.
2. Millet is sorted out, small litter is removed (poor-quality grains, pebbles), after which it is thoroughly washed in warm water. Then the cereal is washed again, but in hot water.
3. Carrots are washed, peeled and grated on a grater (large or for carrots in Korean). The onions are peeled, rinsed and cut lengthwise into four parts, after which each of the quarters is thinly chopped across.
4. Vegetable oil is poured into the multicooker bowl and onions and carrots are placed there. Using the "Menu" button, select and set the "Frying" mode, and then press the "Start" button. With the lid open, the vegetables are sautéed until soft for about five minutes (it is necessary to stir the product constantly).
5. Then pieces of meat are added to the vegetables. All together, with constant stirring, fry for another 7-8 minutes. After that, the multicooker should be turned off (use the "Off / Keep warm" buttons).
6. Then water (hot) is poured into the bowl, s alt and spices are added to taste. Next, the multicooker is closed and, using the necessary buttons, it is transferred to the “Extinguishing” mode. They cook for about half an hour, after which the device is turned off again.

Then the prepared wheat groats are placed in the bowl. Select the “Buckwheat” mode (“Pilaf” or “Porridge” - the buttons may be called differently in different multicookers), press the “Start” button and cook until a beep indicates the end of the program. After that, the porridge is left in the "Heating" mode for another fifteen minutes.

When serving, millet with meat is sprinkled with parsley and dill (chopped).

Millet porridge with meat and mushrooms

Millet in the oven (in a pot) with meat and mushrooms, prepared according to this recipe, turns out to be just the most tender, mushrooms and meat are juicy. And all together - a fantastically tasty and mouth-watering treat. Energy value per serving: 430 kcal.

To cook 5 servings of millet with meat and mushrooms in the oven, you will need:

• 500g pork or beef pulp;
• 1 tbsp millet groats;
• one carrot;
• two heads of onion;
• 200-300 grams of mushrooms;
• 150 grams of butter;
• a little vegetable oil - for frying;
• s alt (to taste);
• half bunch of parsley.

Technology of cooking millet porridge with meat and mushrooms in pots

They work like this:

1. First of all, boil the meat. Cooking time depends on which meat is used in the recipe (pork or beef). It will take about one to one and a half hours to cook pork, boil beef for one and a half to two hours (the age of the animal also plays a big role in this). By the end of cooking, about 3.5 cups of broth should remain. Duringits preparation, you must remember to remove the foam to ensure the transparency of the product.
2. Further the meat is s alted to taste.
3. Approximately 30 minutes before cooking, one peeled carrot and one peeled onion (whole) are sent to the broth.
4. After the meat is cooked, it is taken out of the broth with a slotted spoon along with carrots (the onion can be thrown away). The broth is filtered and boiled again.
5. Meanwhile, the millet is sorted out and thoroughly washed in several waters (the last water should become clear). The washed cereal is poured into the boiling broth and boiled until tender over low heat.
6. Cut the carrots cooked with meat into cubes and mix with the finished porridge.
7. Melt a little butter and vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry one onion cut into small cubes until transparent. After that, chopped champignons are poured into the pan, s alted and fried until all the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms. Boiled meat, cut into small cubes, is added to almost ready mushrooms, mixed and fried until golden brown. Add millet porridge, carrots and mix.
8. Now it remains only to bake the porridge in the oven.

Very tasty is millet with mushrooms and meat, cooked in the oven in separate ceramic pots. However, many housewives also bake it whole - in a special baking dish.

At the bottom of each of the pots or along the bottom of the mold spread pieces of butter(creamy), spread porridge with mushrooms and meat and a little more butter on top of it. The pots or porridge pans are placed in an oven preheated to 180 °C and simmered for 20 minutes.

When serving, porridge can be sprinkled with parsley. Bon appetit!