Groats number one: whether buckwheat should be washed before cooking
'24.03.2020'
During quarantine, buckwheat was bought not only by residents of the post-Soviet space, but many immigrants from other countries stocked up this groats, having bought it in Russian and Ukrainian stores abroad. In order for buckwheat porridge to benefit, you need to know how to properly prepare cereals. The author of the channel tells "Vilkin: recipes and life hacks" on Yandex.Zen.
Cereals are the most popular foods. They are inexpensive, very useful for the body, because they contain a lot of useful substances, especially fiber. And the most popular variety is buckwheat, which many eat almost every day. But not everyone knows that this cereal should be washed - in this case, the cooked dish will be even more useful.
Why rinse cereals before cooking
Many people think that buckwheat should not be washed before cooking, as this is an “optional procedure”. Nevertheless, such a belief is fundamentally wrong. The main problem is that any bundle of cereals contains a lot of garbage and even low-quality grain, including products from trusted manufacturers who sell expensive cereals.
And there are those who, during the storage of cereals in barns, processes it with special solutions based on chemistry.
Naturally, consuming such a product without cleaning is not that it is not healthy, but even dangerous. Some of the manufacturers do not bother about the quality of their goods, which is why even fine sand can be found in buckwheat packages.
But raw cereals can significantly change the taste of the finished dish. Moreover, if you accidentally bite a small pebble, there is a chance to remain without a part of the tooth. But removing large debris is not the only reason why it is worth rinsing cereals before preparing it.
The main thing why you need to do this is to wash the phytic acid, which is part of the composition, from grains, which impairs the absorption of buckwheat.
This substance, alas, our body does not absorb. Another minus of the acid is that it interferes with the absorption of other beneficial substances, including zinc, potassium. Thus, if buckwheat is not washed, it will not be so useful.
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How to rinse?
Before, many initially manually sorted cereals, but you can refuse this stage - washing will remove all garbage. It is enough to pour the right amount of buckwheat into the pan, pour clean water and wait a bit. Small debris and peppercorns are much lighter than grains, and when the latter are saturated with water and sink to the bottom of the tank, they will pop up. It remains only to merge them.
For reliability, cereals should be washed at least twice. The main thing is that the output is clear water without any impurities.
Another option is to rinse the cereal with a metal sieve, which will prevent the ingress of very small grains of sand into the finished dish. But you should not touch a dry hand with your hands - because of this, small elements can crumble even more, and washing them will be quite problematic.
And when you finally wash the product, you can start cooking.
But not all buckwheat needs to be washed. If you buy cereal in portioned bags, this completely eliminates the processing and washing of the product - manufacturers carry out all manipulations before finishing packing. True, to be sure of this, it is better to buy goods from more famous manufacturers, even if they are more expensive.
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But what about green buckwheat?
We should also talk about green buckwheat. This is a fairly popular product among those who adhere to a healthy diet.
It must also be washed in water until it becomes transparent. And after that it is advisable to soak it for 2-3 hours in clean boiled water. This procedure is necessary for green buckwheat to sprout: only in this case the product will be really useful.
But even after soaking, do not forget to rinse the cereal: due to prolonged exposure to water, unpleasant mucus may turn on the product, which definitely should not be eaten.
At the last stage, the liquid is drained, the cereal is laid out on a clean surface and left for a day. And only when the product is completely dry, buckwheat can be processed.
