Varnichkes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup whole buckwheat groats (kasha)
2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
2 lbs beef, cubed (beef stew meat works well)
2 tablespoons cooking oil
4 carrots, sliced
2 onions, diced
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup frozen peas (or try pea and pearl onion combo)
chopped fresh dill, to taste
chopped fresh parsley, to taste
1 (1 lb) box bow tie pasta

Preparation

Beat the egg in a mixing bowl and stir in the kasha.
Mix, making sure all the grains are coated.
Put the kasha in the frying pan and fry over high heat with constant stirring until the egg has dried on the kasha and grains are brown and separate.
Meanwhile bring the water to a boil.
Pour boiling water over the kasha, add salt; simmer covered for 10- 15 minutes until kasha has absorbed all the liquid and is dry and fluffy, set aside.
Meanwhile, Heat the oil in a pan and brown the chopped onions.
Add the meat and brown over high heat.
Add carrots, salt, pepper, seasonings, and enough water to cover everything.
Simmer over low heat for 2-3 hours, partly covered, until meat is tender Add water if needed during cooking.
This may be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge until ready to use store the kasha and stew in seperate containers and reheat the meat before doing the next step.
Add the peas near the end of cooking time so they don't get mushy.
About 10 minutes before you are ready to serve cook pasta as directed on the package.
When the pasta is cooked drain and combine it in the pot with the stew and the kasha.
Serve hot.