Buckwheat pilaf with chicken in a frying pan

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make buckwheat pilaf with chicken in a frying pan? Prepare all ingredients according to the list. Rinse buckwheat thoroughly in several waters until the water becomes clear. Read about buckwheat in the article below the steps. Wash the chicken fillet under running water, dry with paper towels, and cut into small cubes. You can also use a whole chicken carcass, cutting it into pieces along with the bones. Then rinse the meat and let the liquid drain.

2. STEP 2

   

   Take the carrots, wash them with a brush under running water, peel them and grate them on a medium grater. If you wish, you can cut it into cubes or circles, which will increase its cooking time.

3. STEP 3

   

   Peel the onions and cut into cubes. You can change the cutting method. I used purple onions, but you can use regular onions.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan (it is better to use a deep, thick-walled frying pan, saucepan or cauldron). Warm it up. Place the cooked onions and carrots in the pan. Fry them until the onions are translucent and the carrots are soft, about 5 minutes. How to choose a frying pan and oil for frying, read the separate articles at the end of the recipe.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add chicken to the pan with the vegetables. Add salt and ground black pepper; you can add any other spices if desired. Stir.

6. STEP 6

   

   Fry the vegetables with the chicken, stirring occasionally with a spatula, over medium heat, uncovered, until the meat turns white. Then pour in half a glass of water and stir. Cover the pan with a lid and leave the vegetables and chicken to simmer for 10 minutes. During this time, the liquid should almost completely evaporate.

7. STEP 7

   

   Pour the washed buckwheat into the pan with the chicken and vegetables. Pour in water according to portions: for one part of cereal, two and a half parts of water. Leave the buckwheat and chicken to simmer under the lid for 15 minutes. Then remove the lid, stir and test for doneness. If it seems that the cereal is still poorly cooked, you can pour in a little water and add spices if necessary. Stir and bring to a boil.

8. STEP 8

   

   Turn off the heat and leave the dish on the stove, covered, for another 20 minutes. The finished dish should be without liquid, but at the same time, the buckwheat should not be dry. Serve the buckwheat and chicken pilaf to the table, sprinkled with chopped parsley or dill.. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Khochka

03.10.2023

4.9

Interesting pilaf, unusual. You can bake buckwheat with chicken in the oven. I'm sharing the recipe.

Natalia M

03.10.2023

5

When I don’t know what to feed my family anymore, I cook PP buckwheat with lean meat) Today I prepared PP buckwheat with chicken in a frying pan. My daughter calls it “brown pilaf”) In general, it’s good when children eat buckwheat with pleasure, it’s very healthy. And even more so with vegetables and meat. This time I added chicken breast. By the way, after frying the breast with onions and carrots, it became much juicier and tastier. And I took 3.5 glasses of water. This was quite enough for the buckwheat to reach readiness and at the same time the dish remained juicy. I didn't add any spices, just salt. We really liked it, tasty, healthy, natural.