Hrechanyky with tomato sauce

Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F degrees.

Cover the buckwheat grits with water, add a pinch of salt, and cook for 15 minutes until ready. Leave them to cool.

Add ground chicken, finely diced pork fat or fatty bacon, salt and pepper. Mix the ingredients well, and form patties.

Coat the patties with semolina and place them on an oiled roasting pan. Roast for 15-20 minutes.

For the sauce, mix tomato paste with water and a coarsely grated apple. Add slices of chili pepper, salt and sugar, and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Just before removing the sauce from heat, add instant coffee.

Serve the buckwheat patties with hot tomato sauce.