Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soak the oatmeal in cold water for several hours until it forms a smooth paste.
Bring 1 quart of water to a boil in a pot.
Cook and rest
Stir the soaked oatmeal into the boiling water constantly until it thickens, about 5-6 minutes.
Remove from heat and let it sit for 20 minutes to continue thickening.
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
- Its starch swells and gelatinizes in hot water, thickening the porridge into a creamy texture.
The step that matters
Stir constantly while the oatmeal thickens. Starch granules swell and can clump or settle onto the pot base. Constant stirring keeps the paste smooth and prevents scorching while the porridge thickens.
“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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