Dori
258 posts
Oct 19, 2005
5:20 PM
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I remember Debbie mentioning that she loves the steel cut oats after attnding the cooking class. I bought some, but I dont know what to do with them that is tastey. I would love some ideas.
I tried to make them like three bears porridge from Bryanna's fiber cookbook, but they don't soak up water the same and they bubble up and over the container when cooking in the microwave.
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"To cook is to create. And to create well...is an act of integrity, and faith." - author unknown
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kourtney
109 posts
Oct 20, 2005
7:06 AM
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Dori, I think you may find them easier to cook in a pot or slow cooker rather than in the microwave. Here's a recipe for the slow cooker: http://busycooks.about.com/od/meatlessentreerecipes/r/cpoatmeal.htm (water, juice or soy milk for the cream).
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Debbie
854 posts
Oct 20, 2005
8:46 AM
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Hi Dori,
The best way to cook it is a slow cook method and not in the microwave. Cook 1 cup of steel cut oat in 3 cups water on top of the stove for 15 - 20 minutes (after the water boils) in a low rolling boil and stir often. Then, add the 1/2 tsp salt before serving.
I like to soak the oats in the water overnight. It seems that this method softens them up. Sometimes I use part soy milk (1 cup soy milk + 2 cups water) in the liquid. Recently, I used my fuzzy logic rice cooker with the 'porridge' option and it worked well. I soaked the oats in the rice cooker pot and just click the button in the morning.
Alton Brown from FoodTV network had a show to cook it in a slow cooker overnight. It was good but a lot of the oatmeal was stuck in the crockpot. My rice cooker did a better job at it.
Yes, we learned about this oatmeal from Jimmy, the lady, who was the host of the bed and breakfast place where we stayed during Bryanna's cooking vacation. She called it Scottish oatmeal. My husband fell in love with this oatmeal. :-) He now can cook it for himself (which is one of the few things he can cook best).
Healthwise, it think this is the best kind of oatmeal to eat.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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Dori
259 posts
Oct 20, 2005
7:18 PM
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Thanks both of you! I think I will try my rice cooker to see how it works. I'll also try the slowcooker method to see which I like best.
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"To cook is to create. And to create well...is an act of integrity, and faith." - author unknown
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Debbie
856 posts
Oct 21, 2005
8:07 AM
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Hi Dori,
Let me know your experiment with the rice cooker. What I understand, if the rice cooker has no 'porridge' cycle, it may not work. I have never tried it with regular rice cooker so I am curious. The 'porridge' cycle in my fuzzy logic rice cooker cooks it very slow that it doesn't look like it boils.
It takes 1 hour with the 'porridge' cycle to cook the oatmeal. I know it is slow but the result is wonderful. I usually do other things when it is cooking and I don't have to watch it. I cook polenta or grits this way too. It takes a while but I don't have to watch or stir it at all. So I cook other things while it is cooking.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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