How to cook a porridge of porridge?

Oat groats have been used for food since the sixteenth century, but it acquired its modern appearance only in the twentieth, after the invention of technologies for cleaning and steaming cereals. Promotion of oatmeal was promoted by the advertising campaigns of the company Quaker Oats, due to which it became an internationally recognized useful food, the best breakfast and a dietary product.

Oat flakes brand "Hercules" have become unimaginably popular in the Soviet Union. Most of us know about Herculean porridge firsthand - everyone had to try this dish in kindergartens, schools or in the home kitchen. Of course, the gray oatmeal from public catering to very few people left vivid memories. And in order to understand the cause of world insanity on this porridge, you need to prepare it yourself.

How to cook porridge porridge on milk?

Oatmeal porridge "Hercules" is cooked up to 20 minutes. This time is enough to make a lot of flakes a lot of paste, useful for the stomach. But the porridge itself has a peculiar smell, which is not to everyone's liking. To improve the nutritional value of oatmeal and improve its organoleptic properties (taste, aroma, color), you need to cook porridge on milk.

To do this, milk is prepared with oatmeal in a volume ratio of 4: 1. Milk is brought to a boil, then gradually poured oatmeal and cooked for 10-15 minutes to the desired consistency. Porridge gradually becomes denser due to the evaporation of water, so the last five minutes it is better to constantly stir it, catching the moment of the most acceptable density.

How to cook a porridge on the water?

For various reasons, gruff porridge on milk is not suitable for everyone (lactose intolerance, dietary requirements, etc.). Then you can cook a delicious oatmeal on the water for this recipe:

1. 400 ml of water bring to a boil, add salt to taste;
2. Pour 100 g of flakes and mix, leave on low heat for 10 minutes;
3. remove the foam, mix and control until the porridge becomes thick enough;
4. ready oatmeal cool to about 60 degrees and season with butter, honey, dried fruits, nuts or even fresh fruits, as well as spices (cinnamon, cloves).

Honey, unlike other additives, can not be added during cooking, since the beneficial substances in its composition are destroyed under the influence of temperature with the formation of toxic components.

How to cook a porridge porridge in a multivariate?

To weld a porridge in a multivark, a smaller amount of water is needed, since cooking takes place in an enclosed space and the loss of liquid is much less. Therefore on 100 g of flakes it is necessary to add only 200-250 ml of water. On instruments from different manufacturers, gruel porridge is cooked in such modes:

• Redmond - 15 minutes in the mode of "porridge";
• Polaris - 10 minutes in multiplayer mode;
• Panasonic - 20 minutes in the mode of "porridge";
• Phillips - 15 minutes in the mode of "milk porridge".
• Others - 15-20 minutes.

Due to the slow evaporation of moisture and low cooking temperature (in the "porridge" mode - no more than 90-100 degrees), only in the multivark you can make the most delicate creamy gherkins porridge. To do this, take the usual proportion of milk and cereal 4: 1 and set the cooking program for the standard time. Since most porridges are cooked for a long time, almost all producers program the "porridge" mode for about 45-65 minutes. When all the products are loaded into the bowl, boldly leave the oatmeal for the standard "porridge" mode time. As a result, flakes are almost completely dissolved in milk, forming a homogeneous mixture of pudding consistency.