Kasha with Onions and Mushrooms Recipe

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adapted from Levana Cooks, using Mushroom Medley Levana Nourishments

kasha onions mushrooms

Kasha and dark-fried onions: Perfect expat Jewish food.

Kasha, known to much of the world as buckwheat, is a staple in many Eastern European countries.

Roasting the kasha before cooking it gives it a delicious nutty taste, and rolling it in beaten egg keeps every kernel separated and plump. Do not skip either of these very quick steps, or you will get mush. You can buy it already roasted: In this case skip the egg coating and the toasting.

Experiment with other grains, adjusting the amount of liquid to the grain you are using: steel-cut oats, quinoa, millet, lentils, rice, etc. In this case, skip the step where you toast the grain and roll it in egg: Only buckwheat requires it (just to be clear: other grains: no toasting, no coating in egg).

I make this classic dish sans varnishkes (small bow tie noodles):

I want to keep the dish whole grain and no pasta for a change, loaded with the good starch, and free of gluten. Still if you are attached to the tiny bow tie noodles, throw them in, just a little handful for garnish.

Good Sephardi that I am, it took me quite some time to love the decidedly acquired foreign taste of kasha, but now I can’t be without it. I have it for hot cereal breakfast (cream of buckwheat, or fine granulation buckwheat), throw it in soups and salads, and even use the flour in cookies and crepes: Besides hearty and delicious, it is a real powerhouse!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 pound domestic mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups kasha (buckwheat groats), whole granulation
  • 1 egg , or two egg whites
  • 5 cups boiling water
  • 2 pouches Levana Nourishments Garden Vegetable 
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet with sides. Add the onions and fry until nice and dark. Add the mushrooms and saute until all the liquid evaporates. Reserve.

Place the kasha in the same skillet over medium heat and toast until fragrant and lightly colored, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and stir quickly until the grains are uniformly coated, about 1 minute more. Add the boiling water, Levana Nourishments, salt and pepper, then reduce the heat to medium and cook covered for about 15 minutes, until the grain is tender. Add the reserved mushrooms and onions and stir. Cook for 2 to 3 more minutes, until heated through. Serve hot. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Variations: quinoa or rice with chestnuts

Omit the mushrooms and add about 10 ounces of vacuum-packed chestnuts, crumbled, in the last few minutes of cooking.

Optional: throw in about ½ cup dried cranberries together with the chestnuts, and stir in ½ cup toasted nuts just before serving.

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