Many people are fed up with oatmeal flakes for breakfast. However, let's not rush to abandon them. I offer an alternative to regular cereals - whole grains of oats. In addition to the fact that this porridge is very useful, it is also dietary.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Today, many housewives are concerned about the health of their families. Therefore, more and more interest in healthy nutrition is growing. And as you know, the guarantee of good health and longevity is porridge of various cereals. One of the most popular breakfast cereals is oatmeal. It contains many nutrients, vitamins, micro and macro elements. In addition, oatmeal is a source of complex carbohydrates that can help you lose weight.
Whole grain oatmeal is now on sale. Many people like it much more than the usual "Hercules" and even more flakes. Not many housewives are still familiar with this type of grain, and even more so they do not know how to cook them. You can cook such porridge, like flakes: in water, milk, or combine these products. In addition, it is complemented to taste with any fruits, berries, nuts, etc. It is worth noting that the preparation of such porridge will take much longer than the cooking of flakes, but it also has much more vitamins and useful properties.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 342 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 1 hour
Ingredients:
- Oatmeal in grains - 100 g
- Water - 500 ml
- Salt - pinch or to taste
- Butter - 20 g
How to cook oatmeal beans:
1. Sort the oatmeal grains, sorting out dust and debris.
2. Place them in a fine sieve and rinse under running water.
3. Pour the cereal into a cooking pot and add salt. It is advisable to take dishes for cooking with thick walls and a bottom so that the cereal does not burn.
4. Pour potable water over the oatmeal and place on the stove.
5. Bring it to a boil over medium heat with constant stirring. Leave the lid on until the water boils.
6. Reduce the temperature to minimum, close the lid and continue to cook the cereal for about 40-50 minutes. Remove the accumulated jelly from the walls all the time.
7. During boiling, the grains will boil up, increase in size by 3 times and absorb all the liquid.
8. Put butter in porridge and stir while hot. Leave it under the closed lid to cool down to a temperature at which it can be consumed without scalding. You can also wrap a saucepan with a towel and let the porridge cool slowly.
9. Put the prepared porridge on plates and serve warm. If desired, you can add any fruit or dried fruit to each portion.
Tip: it is best to simmer such porridge in the oven in pots. It will evaporate without boiling in 40-45 minutes.
See also a video recipe on how to make delicious whole grain oatmeal.
