How to make the best of a ten pound bag of kasha...

May 3, 2016 6:54 AM

I recently discovered buckwheat. Great! I ordered a giant bag of it from Amazon, and instead of raw buckwheat I ended up with ten pounds of kasha. Oops. What can I do with it now other than eat it for breakfast? Difficulty: no eggs or dairy.
posted by daikaisho to Food & Drink (12 answers total)

I like this kasha salad -- you can put whatever veggies in it you like.
posted by OrangeDisk at 7:12 AM on May 3, 2016

I grew up on kasha varnishkes as a side dish. Most recipes are dairy-free, since it's a common side dish with meat for Jews who keep kosher. Egg-less recipes are harder to find but still out there (here's one: http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/food-recipes/vegan-kasha-varnishkes)
posted by Itaxpica at 7:15 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]

What about a kind of kasha pilaf or risotto? This recipe calls for egg, but as a sorta-veganish person myself, I'd just skip it. Toast the kasha a bit in fat, just as you would for risotto, and then follow the rest of the directions.
posted by Frowner at 7:30 AM on May 3, 2016

You can return it if you haven't opened it. Amazon accepts returns.
posted by lyssabee at 7:30 AM on May 3, 2016

Lyssabee: can you return food? I bet not.

Daikaisho: If you can't find anything else, I bet birds would love it.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:35 AM on May 3, 2016

Toast it in a skillet and use it to top salads.
posted by neroli at 7:58 AM on May 3, 2016

Anywhere you would normally use rice. I mean anywhere. Soon it will have a neutral background taste, and it has a lot more nutritional value than rice. Source: my ex is a diabetic Russian Jew, and now I too subsist on kasha.
posted by 8603 at 8:09 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]

Seconding kasha varnishkes. I never do it with eggs and it comes out fine; just toast the kasha without the egg.
posted by holborne at 8:19 AM on May 3, 2016

Response by poster: To clarify, I am totally enjoying the kasha and am not interested in returning it. Just eating it in a number of excellent ways. ;)

And everything looks good so far! Thanks, y'all!
posted by daikaisho at 8:20 AM on May 3, 2016

Pretty much cook it like rice. I love it plain next to meat.

The Wolf's Kasha people have a bunch of recipes
posted by brookeb at 2:43 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]

These mushroom kasha burgers are a staple in our house.
posted by MeadowlarkMaude at 5:35 AM on May 4, 2016

If the grains heat up when microwaved, sew some cloth pouches and make microwaveable hand warmers! You can do this with corn kernels - it keeps your hands warm and smells nice, too.
posted by perihare at 12:04 AM on May 5, 2016