Oat Meal Mush
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the porridge
Bring the water to a boil.
Mix in the oat meal gradually, stirring frequently for the first 10-15 minutes to prevent scorching.
Once thickened, reduce heat and let it simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Stir lightly from the bottom occasionally to prevent sticking.
Serve
Serve thin enough to pour, but not too runny.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Oat meal
- Starch in the oats swells and gelatinises in hot water, thickening the porridge.
The step that matters
Adding the oat meal gradually while stirring. Oats thicken quickly and can settle and scorch on the base of the pan. Adding them slowly and stirring disperses the grains, prevents lumps, and keeps the bottom from 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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