Oatmeal Gruel
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Combine oatmeal and cold water in a bowl.
Let it sit for 12 hours.
Strain the mixture through a sieve, discarding the coarse meal.
Cook
Boil the strained liquid for 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
Season with salt to taste.
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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Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Oatmeal
- Soaking releases its starches into the water, which thicken the liquid as it boils.
The step that matters
Boiling while stirring constantly. Starch-thickened liquids can scorch and stick to the base of the pan. Constant stirring keeps the mixture moving and heat even, so it thickens smoothly without burning.
“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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