Boiled Oatmeal
Ingredients
Directions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a kettle.
In a double boiler or a pail set in the kettle, combine 1 cup of oatmeal and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Cover and let it cook undisturbed for 3 hours.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Oatmeal
- Provides the starch and fiber that thicken the water into a soft, porridge-like texture.
The step that matters
Cover and let it cook undisturbed. Oats need a long, gentle, sealed cook so the starch gelatinises and the grains soften evenly. Stirring or lifting the lid releases steam and can make the texture uneven.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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