Kasha with Bacon and Onions

Name: Kasha with Bacon and Onions
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; ½ pound good-quality slab bacon, minced; 1 large onion, diced; 1 tablespoon lard or extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon lard or extra virgin olive oil; 1½ cups kasha

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

A somewhat more elaborate procedure than the, Kasha with Cheese, to be sure, but super in flavor. See the excellent variation as well. This is practically a main course, good with a vegetable dish and a salad.

Ingredients

1½ cups kasha
1 tablespoon lard or extra virgin olive oil
½

Main course
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe
Winter

Method

Bring about 1 quart water (or, if you have it, stock) to a boil. Rinse the kasha in a strainer. Put the lard in a deep skillet with a lid over medium heat. A minute later, add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove it with a slotte