What's on your porridge?

[BigShot]

As in... boiling the water then adding the oats?
You know, I've never tried that. Guess what I'll be doing in the morning.

Truth be told I usually use milk rather than water so it doesn't really turn to goo their either.

 

[locum76]

porridge:

mix half cup rolled oats with one cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

boil until goopy.

pour into a bowl and top with cream (fresh and unpasteurised if possible) and honey.

eat with a spoon, preferably carved by yourself.

Anything else done any other way is just oaty weirdness. Never use milk when cooking porridge because it burns and sticks to the bottom of the pan.

Thats that.

Rob

 

[inthewids]

I have it with honey and some milk. My mum used to try and feed us porridge with salt on. It made me sick once. I hated it for years until i tried it with honey. YUUM!!

 

[norm]

Salt? You're all crazy...
Golden Syrup - that's the way forward - sugar rush first thing in the morning..! Although, when camping, porridge inna bag with milk powder and sugar added (just add hot water)... Then topped with jam... (why can't you get jam in squeezy bottles in this country?)

 

[twr198]

Smarties. The best good energy for quick release combined with the slow realease energy of the porridge. The best bit is when your stir them into the hot porridge they partially melt and release all the colouring so you end up with technicolour gloop with colour swirls in it

 

[oldfart]

I like the porridge recipe from the Miller Howe cook book. Milk and oats mixed and kept in a warm place overnight. Heated up in a double boiler and served with brown sugar and a nob of butter. A splash of whisky is optional but if you do try it, I wouldn't recommend Laphroaig

 

[Neumo]

I dont like porridge, after having too much bad stuff at school that looked like concrete; it set like it too...

 

[Magentus]

porridge inna bag

And I'm cutting my own throat! That made me laugh anyway.

Smarties, that's an idea. How about Chocolate buttons, peanut m&m's or even just a mars bar placed at the bottom of the bowl?

I like banana and honey - my wife likes almonds and honey, but my dad used to get up before me and my sister every morning and make my sister 2 bowls of porridge; one with sugar and one with hot chocolate powder mixed in! And she's still thin as a rake 30 years later!

I love these threads.

Magentus

 

[Gill]

porridge made with a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar,drizzled with honey and a chopped banana for the ultimate breakfast. no milk for me and sometimes a spoonfull of flax powder.

 

[Gill]

while were on the subject of porridge, i was looking at the thread the other night about the norwegian explorer and quite fancied trying rice porridge he was eating.any body know how to make this or is it a favourite with you already.

 

[fred gordon]

while were on the subject of porridge, i was looking at the thread the other night about the norwegian explorer and quite fancied trying rice porridge he was eating.any body know how to make this or is it a favourite with you already.

Would be interested in hearing about this. I have seen ground rice for sale. Does this porridge use that I wonder?

 

[Matt.S]

while were on the subject of porridge, i was looking at the thread the other night about the norwegian explorer and quite fancied trying rice porridge he was eating.any body know how to make this or is it a favourite with you already.

Rice pudding to you and me. (My google-fu is strong :-D)

 

[forestwalker]

Would be interested in hearing about this. I have seen ground rice for sale. Does this porridge use that I wonder?

No, that is used in other forms of cooking. Take short grained rice (here in Sweden the "secret" hint is that you can make sushi with porridge rice, for 20% of the price, so look for a sticky short grained rice), place in a saucepan with water. Once the water has been absorbed add milk. Cover and let simmer for 40 minutes or so, stiring as needed and checking that it has not boiled dry. Quantities; 150 ml rice, 300 ml water, 7-800 ml milk. Most people add about 5-10 cm of whole cinnamon with the milk. Serve hot with milk, cinnamon and sugar (which I skip, prefering spicy tastes to sweet).

 

[rik_uk3]

& how much does it cost you when you visit the dentist?

Clean your teeth and enjoy the sweetened condensed milk mate? I enjoy chocolate too

 

[rik_uk3]

Anyone here tried American corn grits? Good hot or cold fried in bacon fat.

 

[Toddy]

Scots have a dish called skirlie.
It's basically like corn grits but made using pinhead meal.
Usually onions are fried in either bacon or meat fat and then the oatmeal is stirred in and cooked slowly until it goes beyond sticky and into small savoury crumble.
It can be done with butter but that always seems oily for some reason, though I find vitalite margarine is remarkably good.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Bravo4]

Raised on grits, extra yummy with cheese on top

 

[Miyagi]

Has to be salt with mine.

TBH I've never tried either Skirlie nor Grits.

Will need to remedy that...

 

[TinkyPete]

I put put honey as there was no maple syrup, and i add some fruit and stuff too...because I like it....as for salt I don't want high blood pressure, that what my job is for.

 

[locum76]

Scots have a dish called skirlie.
It's basically like corn grits but made using pinhead meal.
Usually onions are fried in either bacon or meat fat and then the oatmeal is stirred in and cooked slowly until it goes beyond sticky and into small savoury crumble.
It can be done with butter but that always seems oily for some reason, though I find vitalite margarine is remarkably good.

cheers,
Toddy

yup, skirlie is brilliant. We always have it instead of stuffing at christmas.