Farina Gruel
Ingredients
Directions
Combine 2 tablespoons of farina with ½ cup of water in a pot.
Slowly pour in 1 quart of boiling water while stirring thoroughly.
Boil the mixture for 10 minutes.
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.
Photo for illustrative purposes only · Contact us to use it
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Farina
- Starch that thickens the water into a smooth, porridge-like consistency as it cooks.
The step that matters
Slowly pour in the boiling water while stirring thoroughly. Adding the liquid gradually while stirring disperses the farina evenly before it thickens. Pouring it in all at once can create lumps that stay dry inside, because starch granules clump when they hit hot liquid without being separated first.
“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.
You might also like
Tomato Soup526 recipes
Brown Bread461 recipes
Mutton Broth292 recipes
Yorkshire Pudding264 recipesThe free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.