Oatmeal on water in a slow cooker: cooking features and recipes

Everyone knows the fact that oatmeal is not only nutritious, but also a useful product. That is why it is cooked most often, but often cooking takes a long time. Multicooker will help to optimize this process.

In order for the dish in the slow cooker to be cooked not only quickly, but also turned out delicious, should know a few principles.

• Boil just the right amount of servings. Cooking "in reserve" will only take more time.
• Depending on the desired consistency of the dish, oatmeal should be selected. So, flakes "Hercules" allow you to get a thick porridge, and flakes "Extra" - more liquid.
• For dressing it is better to use butter than margarine. It will also help the porridge not to boil out of the multicooker. For this it is necessary to lubricate the walls of the bowl.
• In order for the porridge in the multicooker to turn out more gently, after the end of the process, let it stand for 5 minutes in the “keeping warm” mode.
• If the porridge does not serve immediately, then it is better to leave it in the heating mode. So it does not turn into a thick consistency.
• For cooking in a slow cooker, more liquid is required than when cooked on the stove. Therefore it is necessary to take into account the proportions of cereals and liquids in the calculation of 1: 3.
• An important factor when cooking is the multicooker model. So, cooking in the Redmond multicooker will take from 10 to 20 minutes, while the technician will set the necessary time. For oatmeal, you should select the cooking mode, and then the porridge program. Some models already have milk porridge program, while cooking will take up to 30 minutes.

There are many recipes for making porridge from oats, but all of them can be divided into into two groups:

1. cooking classic porridge on water or milk;
2. cooking porridge with the addition of fruits, vegetables and dried fruits.

Porridge on water or milk can be both salty and sweet. Oatmeal using only salt will be a good side dish for meat or fish dishes. Sweet porridge from oatmeal most often goes for breakfast.

Oatmeal on water in a slow cooker is an excellent product for those who are on a diet or support fasting. This porridge is low-calorie, but at the same time nutritious and contains the necessary for the body minerals and vitamins.

To prepare such a dish for 2 servings you will need 1 cup of cereal, 3-4 glasses of water, 0.5-1 tsp. salt or sugar, 20 grams of butter. Flakes, sugar or salt are poured at the bottom of the multicooker bowl, depending on which porridge is cooked. Then all this is flooded with water and the necessary mode and program is selected. After the end of time, oil is added to the finished dish and the heat maintenance mode is activated. When cooking this dish there are several tricks that will help to cook it faster, getting a delicate texture.

• Before cooking, the flakes should be washed under running warm water. The flakes are cleansed of unwanted particles and become softer.
• Fill the flakes with hot or boiling water at once, so the cooking process will speed up several times.

One of the popular recipes with additives is porridge with apples. Depending on the variety of apples, the dish can turn out to be both sweet and sour, and with a sweet taste without added sugar.

To prepare for 4-6 servings, you will need 2 cups of cereals, 6 cups of water, 2 apples and, depending on preferences, 2 tbsp. l sugar (you can do without it). Groats and shredded apples are poured into the multicooking bowl, water is poured, salt and sugar are added to taste, and the required mode and time are established.

This dish can be served for breakfast with honey, nuts or raisins. And also it can be prepared on delayed start mode. To do this, all the necessary ingredients are harvested in the evening and set the required time. To your awakening oat product will be ready.

No less useful and unusual in taste is porridge with pumpkin and raisin. For its preparation, you need oatmeal (2–4 cups) depending on portions, water, pumpkin pulp 300–350 grams, raisins 50 g and 25 g of butter, salt and sugar to taste.Pumpkin pulp should be cut into small pieces and put on the bottom of the thicket. Then pour water and set the program "porridge" for 20-30 minutes. After 10 minutes, grits, salt and sugar are added.

5 minutes before the readiness, oil and raisins are added. Before use, let the dish stand in a slow cooker for 3-5 minutes. If you plan to use porridge immediately, it is better to use the heating mode. So get hot and more tender porridge.

Porridge with oranges will help to get not only vitamins, but also a charge of vivacity. In order to cook such a dish, you need 100–150 g of cereal, 1 large or 2 small oranges, water 200–300 ml, sugar 1 tbsp. l and salt 0.5 tsp.

Before cooking, the orange should be thoroughly washed and peeled. Zest should not be thrown away, as it will give a more pronounced orange taste to the porridge. Orange should be divided into slices and peeled and peeled, then cut into small pieces. Zest must be grated on a fine grater and poured onto the bottom of the multicooker. Along with it are laid orange, oatmeal, sugar and salt. All ingredients are filled with water, select the desired mode. At the end of the process, the porridge can be immediately served on the table and not kept on the “heated” mode.

Porridge with nuts and honey will satisfy not only adults, but also children.

To prepare this dish you will need:

• oat flakes 250 g, choose the best brand "Hercules";
• water 500 ml;
• Honey 2–3 tbsp. l .;
• butter 25 g;
• nuts to taste (walnuts, peanuts, almonds) 2 tbsp. l .;
• salt 0.5 tsp;
• Cinnamon 0.5 tsp. optional.

The bottom of the bowl should be greased with butter, then the grain is poured, water is poured. At the same stage, salt and cinnamon or another spice is added. After that, select the desired mode and cooking time from 20-30 minutes. During cooking, porridge should be constantly stirring. After the porridge is cooked, honey and chopped nuts are added to it. They can also be added 5–10 minutes before readiness.

To learn how to cook porridge on the water in a slow cooker, see the following video.