Instant Pot Buckwheat With Mushrooms

This Instant Pot buckwheat recipe is super easy and delicious. Made with mushrooms, onions and garlic for added flavor, it’s fantastic as a main vegetarian or vegan dish, or it can be served as a side. Plus, it’s gluten-free and budget-friendly, so make sure to add it to your buckwheat recipes to try!

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Buckwheat, (also known as “kasha” or “grechka”), is a grain-like seed that can be used in both sweet and savory cooking.

Buckwheat seeds are known as groats and while you might think of them as grains, they are classified as pseudograin or pseudocereals (similar to quinoa and amaranth). Despite its name, buckwheat is not related to wheat and is thus gluten-free.

Buckwheat is packed full of nutrients, is gluten-free, has a low GI and is high in plant-based protein and dietary fibre. It is a nutritional powerhouse with a mild nutty flavour and is highly versatile in the kitchen. Read more about buckwheat here.

You can use buckwheat in a similar way you use rice, barley or quinoa – serve it as a simple side dish, or breakfast porridge, use it as a casserole, bake with it and turn it into granola, to name just a few ideas.

In this recipe, we show you how to make easy buckwheat in the Instant Pot. We love the additions of onions, garlic and mushrooms but you can use the same cooking times for making buckwheat on its own. 

Cooking times for Instant Pot buckwheat are 5 minutes on HIGH with 5 minutes NPR and you need to best ratio 1 cup of buckwheat to 1+1/2 cups of water (depending on what else you’re adding in). 

This mushroom buckwheat is perfectly cooked and fluffy. It can be served as a main vegetarian and vegan meal alongside some vegetable sides or a salad. Alternatively, you can dish it up as an accompaniment to a protein dish or as part of a bigger dinner spread. 

Here are the ingredients you will need to make this buckwheat dish. As we mentioned, this is a template recipe so you can make it with buckwheat on its own or by adding other vegetables or seasonings.

• Buckwheat: You will need simple, uncooked buckwheat groats, which you can get in most supermarkets and online.
• Onions & garlic: For that aromatic, savory flavor and a little sharpness.
• Mushrooms – Good old cremini, button mushrooms will do the trick but you can use any kind here.
• Extras: Vegetable stock to cook everything in will add loads of flavor! Olive oil used to saute the mushrooms will keep the buckwheat from getting dry and add some healthy fats to the dish. Plus, some salt, pepper and scallions to finish things off.

You will find the full recipe with ingredients and nutritional breakdown in the recipe card below.

There are two simple stages to making this mushroom buckwheat in the pressure cooker. The first stage is to pre-sautee onions, mushrooms and garlic. The second stage is to cook the buckwheat. Let’s break it down step-by-step. You can use a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot

STAGE ONE – SAUTE MUSHROOMS

Step 1. Press the Saute on Normal mode and allow the pot to heat up, Add the olive oil and onions and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.

Step 2. Add the mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper and cook for another 3-4 minutes, stirring a few times. Then press Cancel to stop the Saute.

PRESSURE COOKING BUCKWHEAT

Step 3. Add the buckwheat and vegetable stock and stir through, scraping the bottom of the pot.

Step 4. Secure and lock the lid. Set to Pressure cook for 5 minutes on HIGH with 5 minutes natural release. Then use the quick release and open the lid. 

Step 5. Fluff and stir the buckwheat with a spatula and garnish with plenty of scallions/green onions.

Leftover cooked buckwheat can be stored in airtight containers in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.

To freeze, cool and transfer the buckwheat to an airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight and reheat thoroughly.

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MORE VEGETARIAN INSTANT POT RECIPES

• Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta & Bean Soup)
• Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Mushroom Pasta
• Instant Pot Mushroom & Kale Risotto
• Instant Pot Meal Plan #9 (Vegan Edition)
• Instant Pot Minestrone (Vegetarian & Vegan-Friendly*)

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