Oatmeal - 1 cooking recipes

For simple oatmeal on water, you don’t need anything except the cereal itself and water. For preventive or even therapeutic purposes, many pour boiling water over oatmeal, cover with a lid and leave overnight. In the morning, you just need to heat up the dish to get a hot breakfast. To do this, you can use a microwave, double boiler or small saucepan.

There is an opinion, however, that in this form oatmeal is not porridge at all and there is no particular benefit to the body in it. And for it to appear, it still needs to be cooked for a certain time. Only in this case, the flakes, combined with the liquid, form a viscous substance, which, in essence, is porridge. Which version is closer and dearer to you, choose for yourself. Both versions of oatmeal contain fiber, for which any cereal is valued.

The procedure for cooking oatmeal may vary. For example, flakes can be poured into boiling water and cooked, stirring, until completely cooked. This usually takes 5-10 minutes. Or you can add water to the flakes and then cook them. This is not as critical as in the situation with semolina or pasta (the former may become lumpy, and the latter may fall apart).

You can add to the finished porridge to taste: salt, sugar, honey, molasses, nuts, dried fruits, berries, fruits, mushrooms, meat, vegetables, cheese, herbs. Depending on the choice of additional ingredients, porridge turns into either a sweet, hearty breakfast, a complete lunch, or a light dinner.

Instead of cooking on the stove, oatmeal porridge with water can be cooked in the oven in a clay (or any other) pot, in a slow cooker, in the microwave, steamed, or in a double boiler. It can also be baked casserole-style, then cut into portions and served with sauce, syrup or gravy.