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Oat Porridge

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Porridge (also known in American English as hot cereal), is a simple dish made by boiling grain (often rolled oats) in water or milk. Porridge made from Irish oats, also called steel-cut oats, takes longer to cook—typically 15–20 minutes.

Total 00:15
Yield 1

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (45 g) rolled oats or other grain
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) water
  • ¾ cup (180 ml) milk

Instructions

  1. 1
    Mix oats and water, then bring to the boil, covered with a lid.
  2. 2
    Once bubbling, stir and reduce temperature to the lowest possible to maintain simmering. Replace lid and watch carefully to prevent boiling over.
  3. 3
    Stir every minute or so. After five minutes, remove lid, stir thoroughly and add milk.
  4. 4
    Mix through, and keep stirring until fully mixed.
  5. 5
    Serve and add raisins, sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, a pinch of salt, honey or inverted sugar syrup to taste.
Category
Breakfast

Dietary Information

Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Oat_Porridge