Crumbly millet porridge, and even with tender, aromatic meat, is a very tasty and satisfying dish. But it will be like this only if you prepare the cereal correctly.
Millet is considered the most contaminated grain, so it must be sorted. After this, pour in warm water, shake well, let stand for 5 minutes and drain off all the debris that has floated to the surface. Then the cereal must be thoroughly washed again in warm water. You can repeat this procedure 2-3 more times, because even a small amount of mulch (flour dust) will make the porridge sticky.
It is known that during storage, fat appears on the surface of the grains, which can give the finished porridge a bitter taste. That is why, before cooking, the cereal must also be washed in hot water to dissolve and wash off this fat.
In general, it will take a little time to prepare the millet, and household appliances will help do the rest. When cooking, strictly adhere to the cooking technology, and then you will get delicious millet with meat in a slow cooker. I will use the PHILIPS HD3036 multicooker in this recipe.
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Ingredients
- pork pulp – 500 g;
- millet cereal – 1 multi-glass;
- water – 3 multi-glasses;
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- vegetable oil – 3-4 tbsp;
- black peppercorns – 10 pcs.;
- bay leaf – 1 pc.;
- salt - to your taste.
How to cook millet porridge with meat in a slow cooker
Wash the pork thoroughly, let it dry slightly and cut into small pieces. Sort the millet, remove small impurities (pebbles, low-quality grains), and then, rubbing with your hand, rinse thoroughly in warm water. After this, rinse the cereal again, but in hot water (about 95 °C).
Wash the carrots, peel them and grate them on a coarse grater (you can use a Korean carrot grater). Peel the onions, wash and cut lengthwise into 4 parts, and then thinly chop each quarter crosswise.
Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and add the onions and carrots. Using the “Menu” buttons, select and set the “Frying” mode, press the “Start” button and with the lid open, sauté the vegetables until soft, stirring constantly (it will take about 5 minutes).
Add the meat pieces to the vegetables.
Fry everything together while stirring for another 7-8 minutes. Then turn off the multicooker by pressing the “Off/Heat” button.
Pour hot water into the bowl, add spices and salt to taste.
Close the multicooker, use the necessary buttons to switch it to the “Stew” mode and cook for about 25–30 minutes. Unplug your kitchen assistant again.
Place the prepared millet into a bowl.
Select the “Buckwheat” mode (in other models of multicookers the mode may be called “Porridge” or “Pilaf”), press the “Start” button and cook until the sound signal sounds about the end of the program. After this, leave the porridge for another 15 minutes in the “Warming” mode.
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Millet porridge with meat in a slow cooker is ready. When serving, you can sprinkle it with chopped dill.
And in the end I would like to give you some useful advice. As we said above, millet cereals begin to taste bitter over time. Try not to buy millet for future use, and in the store always pay attention to the packaging and packing date. Optimally, cereal can be stored for no more than 4 months, after which it ages and acquires a not very good taste.
Rinse the millet well, add 700 ml of cold water, put on the fire, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cook the millet from the moment of boiling for 15-20 minutes under the lid, stirring occasionally. The water should completely evaporate, and the millet should turn out crumbly.
Add oil to a wok or high-sided frying pan. Peel the onion, chop finely, add to the pan and fry in oil, stirring, until golden brown. 
Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater. Add the carrots to the frying pan with the onions and fry for 5 minutes over medium heat, remembering to stir.
Then add the minced meat and fry it with the vegetables until cooked, remembering to break up the lumps. I fried the minced meat for 15 minutes. At the end, add salt and a pinch of any seasoning.
Mix millet porridge with minced meat and vegetables well. Add garlic, passed through a press, and chopped herbs. I just added garlic and herb butter. Simmer the porridge for 5 minutes under the lid, then remove from heat and let it brew for 10 minutes under the lid.
Millet is considered one of the healthiest cereals, so dishes made from it should be included in your diet at least once a week. Today I propose to cook millet porridge with minced meat in a slow cooker, tasty and crumbly. The process of preparing millet porridge itself will not take much of your time and you do not need to constantly be near the stove.
In order for the millet in the slow cooker to be aromatic and tasty, first fry onions and carrots. You can add other vegetables. Minced pork is used, so the dish is highly satisfying. If you don’t eat fatty foods, you can use minced chicken or turkey. We will cook millet porridge in water, and it is important to keep the proportions correctly. For one glass of cereal, take two glasses of water.
I would like to note that the multicooker not only frees you from the cooking process, but also allows you to make tasty, crumbly and well-steamed millet porridge. This independent dish can be served for a family dinner with a salad of fresh herbs and vegetables.
Ingredients for preparing millet porridge with water
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Millet cereal – 1 tbsp.
- Water – 2 tbsp.
- Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
- Minced pork – 150 g.
- Bay leaf – 1 pc.
- Dill – 2 sprigs
- Ground black pepper – 0.5 tsp.
- Salt - to taste.
How to cook delicious millet porridge with minced meat in a slow cooker
First of all, let's deal with the vegetables. We peel and peel carrots, onions and garlic. Finely chop the onion and garlic cloves on a cutting board, and chop the carrots on a coarse grater.
We wash the millet cereal several times with water, for this we take a fine sieve. We put the millet aside; it will be needed a little later. 
Pour sunflower oil into the multicooker. Add chopped onion and grated carrots. Stir and set the “Frying” mode for 3 minutes. 
Then add the minced pork, stir and fry in the same mode for another 4 minutes. 
Add millet and garlic to the vegetables in the multicooker bowl, add finely chopped dill sprigs, salt and black pepper. Stir the products with a wooden spatula until smooth. 
Pour in warm water and stir well. Set the “Porridge” mode for 30 minutes. 
After the cooking process, if desired, leave the dish in the “Warming” mode. I would like to note that even when turned off, the multicooker with the lid closed retains heat for a long time.
A savory version of millet porridge with minced meat in a slow cooker is ready! Serve warm and garnish with chopped green onions on top. Bon appetit! 
Thanks to the multicooker, we increasingly began to prepare dishes from cereals, the preparation of which on the stove was very difficult. This is how porridges from wheat and corn cereals and millet appeared. Cooking cereal dishes has its own characteristics. This applies, first of all, to the preparation of cereals. It is the thoroughly washed cereal that makes the porridge so tasty. This process cannot be ignored, since mulch makes the porridge sticky, and the fat that appears on the grains gives the dish bitterness. It is also very important to maintain the proportions of the amount of cereal and water. For the rest, you can completely rely on the multicooker. Be sure to let the porridge rest. This will only improve the taste. Wheat porridge with meat in a slow cooker turns out to be nourishing and very tasty, and this step-by-step recipe with photos will help you prepare it correctly.
Ingredients:
- wheat cereal – 1 cup.
- onions – 1-2 pcs.
- carrots – 1 pc.
- water – 3 glasses.
- pork (pulp) – 500 grams.
- garlic – 2-3 cloves.
- Refined sunflower oil – 3.5 tbsp. spoons.
- black peppercorns – 7–8 pcs.
- bay leaf – 1 pc.
- salt - to taste.
- Number of servings – 4.
Wheat porridge with meat in a slow cooker: recipe
Let's prepare all the necessary ingredients.
Wash the meat, dry it and cut it into small cubes. Pour warm water over the wheat grits, shake and drain off all light foreign impurities that have surfaced. After this, fill it again with warm water (about 35 C) and, rubbing it with your hand, rinse until the turbidity created by mulch (flour dust) completely disappears. Then we wash the grains in hot water (about 95 C) to remove the fat that appears on the grains during storage.
Wash the carrots, peel and grate on a coarse or medium grater. We clean the onions and chop them finely.
Pour sunflower oil into the multicooker bowl and add onions and carrots.
Using the “Menu” button, select the “Frying” or “Baking” mode and with the lid open and stirring occasionally, fry the vegetables until soft (about 7-8 minutes).
Add meat and garlic. Fry everything together, stirring, for about 10 minutes. We turn off the mode.
Pour hot water into a bowl, add spices and salt to taste.
Using the “Menu” button, select the “Extinguishing” mode, press the “Start” button and simmer with the lid closed for about 30 minutes.
Add the prepared cereal and stir.
We change the program to the “Grain” or “Buckwheat” mode and press the “Start” button, cook until the sound signal signals the end of the program. After this, leave it to simmer on the “Keep Warm” mode for 15 minutes.
When serving, you can sprinkle the dish with chopped herbs. Bon appetit!!!
Multicooker PHILIPS HD3036. Power 980 W.
Best regards, Irina Konstantinova.
