Oatmeal Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
Add 2 tablespoons of oatmeal and 1 teaspoon of salt to the boiling water.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Transfer to a fireless cooker or reduce heat and simmer gently until done.
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
- Swells and thickens in the water as its starch absorbs liquid, forming the porridge's body.
The step that matters
Reduce heat and simmer gently. Oatmeal starch thickens as it absorbs water and can scorch or stick to the bottom of the pot if the heat is too high. Gentle simmering lets it cook evenly and thicken without 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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