Sago Gruel
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soak the sago in cold water overnight.
Cook
In the morning, combine the soaked sago and water in a porcelain saucepan.
Add the salt and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes once boiling.
If desired, add sweet milk, sugar, and flavor with lemon or wine.
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
- Sago
- Swells in water as it cooks, thickening the liquid into a soft pudding texture.
“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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