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Porridge Ð How do you cook yours? Give me ideas....
scott_burrows
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So after dieting for 2.5 months it’s working.. However.. I’m getting really bored of the porridge in the morning.. What can I do to spice it up, without adding too many bad calories (or horrible dried fruit).
Current Method:
¾ bowl porridge, about 1 pint milk, microwave for 3 mins, leave to stand of 5+ mins then stir and eat (sometimes add more milk if it looks a little dry..) Plain but basic...
It took me 3 weeks last year to discover I had to heat it, I just used to pour in milk and eat.. that was pretty rough!!
BTW, I realise I’ve probably just upset/offended most of the forum with my abuse of the sacred oats..
Scotty the naíve one..
Current Method:
¾ bowl porridge, about 1 pint milk, microwave for 3 mins, leave to stand of 5+ mins then stir and eat (sometimes add more milk if it looks a little dry..) Plain but basic...
It took me 3 weeks last year to discover I had to heat it, I just used to pour in milk and eat.. that was pretty rough!!
BTW, I realise I’ve probably just upset/offended most of the forum with my abuse of the sacred oats..
Scotty the naíve one..
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Half cup of oats. Half cup of milk (semi skimmed or skimmed). 1 cup of water. All in a big big plastic jug (3 litre). Then into the microwave - full power for 3 mins (800w). Give it a stir. Then another minute.
leave to cool. Enjoy.
I've stopped even having honey now.
With really nice oats you get a depth of flavour that makes it almost enjoyable!
If I really want to be dirty, then honey + double cream, and a cup of really nice coffee. A coating of cream on the tongue makes the coffee taste fantastic. But at the moment that is a very rare treat!!
I occasionally experiment. The other day I had a big dollop of smooth peanut butter on the top. Haven't decided whether or not to repeat that experiment.
If you make your porridge runny enough, it is perfect for dipping your soreen in :-)
Get Sainsburys porridge (purple and clear bag), just add 1.5x volume boiling water, mix and let it sit for 2-3 min (soaks it right up so no need for cookin, magic!!), add a handful of rasins and top it off with milk.
Or even tastier, add milk to the raw oats the night before, whack em inthe fridge and it soaks it up overnight. Rasin it up and voila!
Im getting hungry now!
I put a dollop of organic fruit 'jam' in mine (no sugar, just applejuice as a sweetener) and it's gorgeous.
If you don't like dried fruit - you could try fresh blueberries.
blurredgirl
Could also stir in half a teaspoon of cinnamon.
Definitely get some fresh fruit in there...sometimes I add pomegranate and kiwi.
What you need is a 50:50 mix of wholewheat unsweetened meusli and bran with semi-skimmed milk. You have your nuts, raisins etc all included and don't have to demean yourselves by eating warm horse-food and trying to find something in your cupboard to make it interesting.
Freaks.
occasionally make Gary Rhodes porridge recipe........
Even better if you can get a local honey, as it'll help with hayfever come summer.
2) What about Ready Brek? It's oats and is great with sultanas.
3) Whole Earth 'Swiss Style Organic Muesli'. It's the great as well. Oats, fruit, nuts. Sorted.
And Britspin, you're totally right that the microwave is just a travesty for porridge. It takes about one minute longer on the stovetop and the outcome is signifcantly smoother and creamier IMO.
David.
You've not read the thread closely enough, unless I was a bit too subtle. I was trying to see quite how innocent Scott is when it comes to cooking. Not only did I get a "red" reference in, but also a "soreen" one. Which seems to be essential to any thread on this board [;)]
On a work morning - 1 part quaker oats (roughly half a mug) to 1.5 parts soya milk - microwave for 3 mins, then add 1tsp manuka honey, and two dessert spoons of chopped prunes or raisins. Flaked almonds are also a good option. Tasty and keep you going all morning if needs be.
If I've a bit more time, make it on the stove - miles nicer, but you need to stir it to make it really creamy.