Oatmeal is considered (and is actually) one of the most useful breakfasts for children and adults. But it seems to many that oatmeal is boring and tasteless, and they are mistaken in this if only because it can be cooked not only on water, but also on milk, and very few people can refuse from well cooked oatmeal on milk.
In addition, this porridge will not only be healthy and tasty, but also very nutritious.
How to cook porridge on milk: a classic recipe
Preparing porridge from oatmeal (best to take rolled oats) is very straightforward.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of oatmeal;
- 3 cups of milk;
- 1-2 tbsp. spoons of sugar (you can do without it);
- 50 gr. butter;
- a pinch of salt.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Caloric content: about 100 Kcal / 100 gr.
A pot of milk should be put on a slow fire and bring it to a boil, while stirring, so as not to burn. After boiling, salt, sugar and oatmeal are added to the milk.
Boil the porridge you need, constantly stirring it for 10 minutes, then the fire turns off, butter is added to the porridge and mixed. The finished dish will need a couple of minutes to brew under a closed lid. Optionally, in the finished oatmeal, you can add fruits, berries, dried fruits, etc.
How to cook oatmeal in milk with orange and raisins
Porridge can be cooked into the most real treat, if you cook it with raisins and fruits in milk. A very original combination, well suited for winter is a combination of raisins and oranges. And to prepare such porridge is not difficult.
Ingredients:
- 1 glass of oatmeal (rolled oats);
- 0.5 liters of milk;
- 2 oranges;
- 50 gr. raisins;
- 1 tbsp. spoon of honey.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Caloric content: about 170 Kcal / 100 gr.
One orange should be peeled and divided into slices, and the other should be doused with boiling water and the peel should be removed from it using a grater, and juice should be squeezed out of the pulp. Now you need to pour milk, orange juice into the pan and immediately pour the oatmeal along with the zest.
Boil the porridge over low heat, stirring constantly for 5 minutes, then add the raisins and honey and warm everything up a little more. The finished porridge is laid out on plates, adding orange slices to each piece — if desired, they can be cut into smaller pieces.
Recipe for oatmeal on milk with a pumpkin in a slow cooker
Late autumn is famous for its large pumpkin harvest, which can also be preserved for the whole winter. And what to cook with a pumpkin? First and foremost, of course, porridge. But only everyone is accustomed to pumpkin rice and millet porridge, while they do not realize that it makes delicious oatmeal.
It is best to cook such porridge in a slow cooker, as in this unit the oatmeal will turn out tender and lush, and the pumpkin is soft and tasty. To prepare this cereal for breakfast, you can pour all the ingredients into the slow cooker since the evening and set the desired time in it. In the morning, the family will be waiting for a tasty dish.
Ingredients:
- 6 tbsp. spoons of oatmeal (rolled oats);
- 2 cups of milk;
- 1 cup of boiled water;
- 300 gr. pumpkins;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- 1 tsp sugar.
Cooking time: 10 minutes plus a time in the slow cooker.
Caloric value: about 110 Kcal / 100 gr.
The water in the recipe, firstly, is typical for making pumpkin porridges, and secondly, it makes the dish a little more dietary. In the bowl of the slow cooker, you need to pour milk and water at once and add salt and sugar, then pour the oatmeal.
Pumpkin can be cut into cubes or grated and also add it to the other ingredients. Next, you need to close the cover of the multicooker, select the mode "Porridge", set the time and click on "Start".
But even if you forget to set the time, then nothing terrible will happen, because after cooking the oatmeal in the slow cooker will still be automatically heated until it is opened and laid out on plates. The success of the dish is guaranteed!
How to cook oatmeal on milk for weight loss in the microwave
Progress does not stand still, and kitchen appliances require that it be used in all possible ways. Thus, a microwave is suitable not only for heating dishes, but also for their preparation.
Not all, of course, but you can cook oatmeal in it - this is very convenient, because the dish is prepared in portions and immediately on the plate. And for watching over his figure and always hurrying on business, the dietary version of oatmeal will do.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of milk;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of oatmeal (rolled oats);
- small apple;
- 2 tsp sugar (optional).
Cooking time: 7-10 minutes.
Caloric content: about 90 Kcal / 100 gr.
Pour oatmeal into a plate or microwave container, pour in a glass of milk, add sugar or sugar if desired, and mix well. Then you can either add the apple sliced into small cubes directly into the porridge, or in the ready dish - the taste will be pleasant in both cases.
How to cook oatmeal with milk and fruit in a pot in the oven
Dishes in pots have a special charm, both basic and desserts. The latter is just the oatmeal with fruit. Nobody can definitely refuse such a delicacy, because it can overshadow any cake, while it is cooked very simply and quickly, practically without the participation of the hostess: the pot and the oven will do everything.
Ingredients:
- 1 glass of oatmeal (rolled oats);
- 4 tbsp. spoons of raisins;
- 3 cups of milk;
- 1 banana;
- 1 medium apple;
- sugar to taste;
- a pinch of salt.
Cooking time: 20 minutes plus 40 minutes for baking.
Caloric content: about 140 Kcal / 100 gr.
If one big pot is taken, then all the ingredients are put right into it, if small portioned pots are used, then all the products should be divided equally between them - half a cup of oatmeal, etc., goes to one.
The apple and banana (or other fruits if desired) are cut into cubes, and the raisins are well washed. The oatmeal is first poured over 2 cups of boiling milk and left to be steamed. Then they add the rest of the ingredients, including the remaining glass of milk, and the whole mass is decomposed into pots. Next, you need to put them in a cold oven, set the temperature to 180 degrees and cook in this mode for about 40-50 minutes.
Useful tips
Oatmeal is one of the national symbols of Great Britain, moreover, its benefits are advertised from everywhere, and both of these are absolutely reasonable. As now the taste of oatmeal is also no secret, it only remains to learn all the secrets of its preparation, which, although simple, will be very useful in the kitchen:
- Buying oatmeal is better packaged in boxes, rather than by weight, because it is more likely to get a good product without any impurities, debris and dust.
- If some sweet ingredients are added to porridge, for example raisins or very sweet fruits, then it is better to refuse to use sugar in the recipe.
- Best of all, oatmeal is cooked in a thick-walled pan or a slow cooker.
- Milk for cooking porridge must be fresh, otherwise it will be curtailed.
- The most useful oatmeal is not made from flakes, but from whole grains, but they are cooked much longer - it will take at least half an hour to make such porridge.
- To make oatmeal taste better, it is advisable to insist 5 minutes under the lid after cooking. Or automatic heating in the slow cooker.
- You can not pour milk into a hot pot on the stove, because it will burn. The same thing happens if you boil the milk on the stove over too high a fire.
- Cooking oatmeal with milk for the future is impossible, because no matter how successful the result is, in a cooled and dried form, it will not be any good. Therefore, oatmeal - exclusively portioned product that is served hot.
- With a tendency to overweight milk in the recipe can be replaced with skim.
Enjoy your meal!
And another recipe for oatmeal on milk - in the next video.
