Cooking oatmeal in a slow cooker is excellentsolution for those who do not like to stand at the stove and make sure that the porridge does not burn. The result of this culinary masterpiece will surely delight all households. But to get a tasty and, most importantly, healthy food, you must follow some rules. Which is better to choose the mode and how long the cooking process will last, we will tell in this article.
Basic cooking guidelines
A prerequisite is thatMulticooker must be pre-washed well. This is especially true of the lid and valve, because microbes and dirt are constantly accumulating there. If this is not done, the cereal porridge will be spoiled by an unpleasant unpleasant smell, and the desire to eat it just will not appear.
You should also pay attention to the following points:
- For real porridge, you need to take the classicoatmeal, cooking time which is long enough. Any others will not do. It is not necessary to wash porridge, it is completely ready for cooking.
- The liquid in which the porridge will be cooked in the slow cooker will be needed more than when cooked in an ordinary saucepan on the stove. The calculation is as follows: one part of the flakes for three parts of water or milk.
- All ingredients must be well mixed before cooking. This should be done with a plastic or wooden spatula.
- When cooking oatmeal in a slow cooker, it is best to use clean filtered water or pasteurized milk.
- Oatmeal should be cooked in a special mode "Porridge". If there is none, you can put "Plov".
- To achieve a good result, do not turn off the slow cooker until the end of the program.
- In a slow cooker, as in a saucepan, porridge can escape. To avoid this problem, it is necessary to hold a “ring” of butter or margarine inside the bowl.
In some "smart" multicookers there is a pending mode. With its help, the hostess will be able to sleep a bit longer in the morning, and at this time delicious oatmeal will cook.
Milk oatmeal
Oatmeal on milk in a slow cooker is a great breakfast option. In order to please the household members of the "strongman porridge", it is necessary to perform several steps:
- One glass of oat grains, 750 ml (for thick porridge) or 1 l (for liquid porridge) of milk is taken. 2-3 art. spoons of sugar, a little salt and oil.
- Groats, sugar, salt and butter are poured into the slow cooker. Everything is mixed and poured milk.
- The lid closes and sets the desired mode. As soon as the signal sounds - milk oatmeal is ready.
Some housewives dilute milk with water. This is done in order to reduce the fat content of porridge.
Oatmeal on the water
If for some reason households cannot be eatenmilk porridge, you can cook oatmeal in a slow cooker on the water. It will also remain vitamins and other nutrients that the human body needs. Cooking time does not take more than half an hour. The following ingredients are required for four servings:
- a glass of oatmeal;
- filtered water - 4 cups;
- a small slice of butter;
- granulated sugar and salt.
Cooking process:
- Place the flakes in the multicooker bowl, add sugar and salt and pour over all the water.
- Mix the components of the future porridge, close the lid and put the desired mode.
- After the signal, the porridge is ready. It can be laid out on plates.
Apple Bunting
For variety, you can cook oatmeal in a slow cooker with fruit or berries. In the summer in the course are fresh, and in winter - frozen fruit.
You will need:
- a glass of cereal;
- two glasses of milk;
- 200 ml of apple juice;
- one finely chopped apple;
- a handful of soaked raisins;
- salt and sugar;
- butter.
Juice and milk are poured into a bowl, mixed withsugar and salt and brought to a boil. Next, oatmeal and all other ingredients are added. Then starts the mode "Porridge". After readiness, you can immediately serve breakfast cereal with butter.
Berry Bunting
You will need:
- a glass of oatmeal;
- 1.5 cups of milk;
- 1.5 glasses of water;
- a small handful of black currant (you can use any other berries);
- salt and sugar;
- for dressing - a slice of butter.
Хлопья высыпаются в чашу мультиварки.All other ingredients are added to them. If there are fresh berries, then they can be added to the already prepared porridge. Set the desired mode. The lid can only be opened after the signal. Cooked porridge layered.
Banana Bunting
To cook this oatmeal in a slow cooker you need:
- a glass of cereal;
- 800 ml of milk;
- one banana;
- several spoons of butter;
- salt and sugar as desired.
All ingredients are placed in a slow cooker and mixed well. Next, set the mode "Porridge". It remains only to wait for a signal about the end of cooking.
In all fruit cereals, sugar is put at will, since it is already contained in the fruit used.
Porridge for dinner
Some people like to use this cereal for dinner. This recipe for oatmeal in a slow cooker will not require a lot of hassle in the kitchen from the hostess, and the resulting masterpiece will be not only tasty, but also very useful.
Components for cooking:
- one glass of oatmeal;
- three glasses of water;
- pork or beef heart - 150 g;
- pork or beef liver - 150 g;
- the head of onions;
- spice.
Stages of preparation:
- Porridge itself is cooked separately according to the classic recipe on water.
- The remaining products are boiled for 20 minutes and minced in a meat grinder.
- Finely chopped onion fried along with a ground mass and spices.
- The resulting refueling is sent to the oatmeal in the slow cooker for another 15 minutes.
