Oatmeal Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
Put the water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
While boiling, gradually add the oatmeal and stir for five minutes.
Reduce heat and let it cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
Serve in a bowl with milk, cream, sugar, and golden syrup.
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
- Coarse oatmeal
- Forms the body of the porridge as its starch thickens when cooked in water.
- Water
- Hydrates the oats so they soften and swell into a thick, spoonable porridge.
The step that matters
Adding the oatmeal to boiling water. Adding oats gradually to boiling water while stirring keeps them from clumping into lumps. Stirring during the long simmer helps prevent sticking and scorching on the base of the pan.
“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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