Cracked Wheat
Ingredients
Directions
Combine cracked wheat and soft water in a pot.
Cover tightly and cook on low heat for 3 hours without stirring.
Serve warm.
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
- Cracked wheat
- Its starch gelatinises during long cooking, thickening the water into a soft, porridge-like texture.
- Soft water
- Provides the liquid that hydrates the wheat and carries its starch into a creamy consistency.
The step that matters
Cook covered on low heat without stirring. Low, steady heat with the lid on keeps the liquid from evaporating too fast and prevents scorching on the base. Stirring can break the grains and make the porridge gluey, so leaving it alone lets the grains soften evenly.
“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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