Kasha Or Buckwheat Groats
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cups quail broth, or fresh or canned chicken broth
- 1 cup kasha or buckwheat groats, preferably medium grain
- 1 egg, well beaten
- Salt to taste if desired
- Heat butter in a saucepan and add onion.
- Cook, stirring, until wilted.
- Add broth.
- Bring to boil, then lower to simmer.
- Put kasha in a nonstick skillet and add egg.
- Stir to blend and cook over gentle heat, stirring all over the bottom, until grains of kasha are coated with egg but grains remain separate.
- Cook until grains are slightly toasted and lightly browned.
- Pour the simmering broth over kasha.
- Add salt and cover tightly.
- Cook about 15 minutes over very low heat or until all the liquid has been absorbed and grains are tender.
- If necessary, continue cooking 5 minutes longer or until grains are tender.
butter, onion, quail broth, kasha, egg, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3082 (may not work)