Porridge Anyone ?

[OzPiper]

It's winter Downunder and that means porridge for breakfast

My preference is a 50:50 mix of rolled and steel cut oats. The steel cut oats giving it a chewier texture
Made with full cream milk (absolutely no water added)
And a pinch of salt
Slightly runny rather than thick and gloppy.

Then raw sugar added
Lately I've done a taste-off with various sugars - golden syrup, maple syrup, muscovado sugar, panella, rapadura, and coconut sugar
My favourite: muscovado followed by panella and a full-flavoured maple syrup.

How do you have yours ?

 

[huntertrw]

Yes, please!

 

[renfield]

That sounds tasty.

I do straight steel cut oats with demerara sugar. Milk and maybe a splash of cream.

It was 105F here today so it’ll be a few months before I make porridge again.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I need to up my porridge (oatmeal?) game. I always just do the crappy instant stuff with flavorings already added that you just pop in the microwave. I’m sure a proper bowl of porridge would be light years better, I’m just too lazy.

 

[Hillcrest]

Quaker Oats Raisins and Spice Instant with a pinch of cream; If very hungry i cut it with a second packet of plain oatmeal. Never made the kind you have to cook though I've heard its excellent. Sometimes I add dried cranberries to it.

I really do prefer over easy fried eggs and virginia honey ham with buttered toast though.

And sometimes I get requests for my scrambled eggs which I make the french way with cream and chives (same way Jacques Pepin does it) as my father taught me. He got the recipe from his mother.

 

[VDL_Piper]

It's a staple in the Deep South mate and we have it just like you do. On a side note it must be stirred with a "spurtle" too

 

[proteus]

I eat oatmeal all year round. The rolled oats kind for breakfast. Water, oats, microwave 1 to 2 mins done.

 

[OzPiper]

I need to up my porridge (oatmeal?) game. I always just do the crappy instant stuff with flavorings already added that you just pop in the microwave. I’m sure a proper bowl of porridge would be light years better, I’m just too lazy.

My wife does it for me.
She is half Scottish (on her mum's side), so full confidence in her ability
She adds a pinch of cinnamon powder which gives it a lift.
And works well with the dark sugar

 

[OzPiper]

I eat oatmeal all year round. The rolled oats kind for breakfast. Water, oats, microwave 1 to 2 mins done

As does my wife
But NO instant oatmeal for her
I do keep meaning to get her a spurtle

 

[OzPiper]

I really do prefer over easy fried eggs and virginia honey ham with buttered toast though.

And sometimes I get requests for my scrambled eggs which I make the french way with cream and chives (same way Jacques Pepin does it) as my father taught me. He got the recipe from his mother.

I like bacon with my eggs - dry cured and smoked
The "standard" bacon we get Downunder is brined, which is really inferior
And you have to request streaky bacon

Yup, cream for scrambled eggs, AND butter
One reason why I'm not allowed it often

 

[bullet08]

I usually go for savory mix. salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne. Usually top it with sausage links and eggs over easy. Oh! Don't forget butter. Mix 'em up and that's an one filling breakie.

 

[OzPiper]

I usually go for savory mix. salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne. Usually top it with sausage links and eggs over easy. Oh! Don't forget butter. Mix 'em up and that's an one filling breakie.

Is that oat porridge or rice ?

I do like rice congee for brekkie at times.
My favourite is salted pork with preserved ("100yo") eggs)

 

[mingc]

Oatmeal only in winter for me. I'm a Philistine though; I get the flavored instant packets and make them with 2% milk mixed with an equal amount of water

 

[bullet08]

Is that oat porridge or rice ?

I do like rice congee for brekkie at times.
My favourite is salted pork with preserved ("100yo") eggs)

Rolled oat. Rice congee takes too long for my patience now days x)

 

[kcghost]

I've never had it before.

 

[Flatfish]

Ready Brek (finely ground oats), semi skimmed milk, bung in microwave, add brown sugar.

Only have it now and then.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

When I was visiting France & Italy years ago, I never met anybody who'd have porridges by morning but here in Finland quite a many seem to favor it , I myself may have it on occasion and only when it gets colder outside.

 

[UB 40]

As a kid I preferred fine rolled oats in cold milk with with a spoonful of instant cacao and sweetened with sugar. It was getting better and batter till the end when the oats sucked up the cacao. Heard of porridge later.

 

[proteus]

As does my wife
But NO instant oatmeal for her
I do keep meaning to get her a spurtle

I use the instant kind which has only one ingredient: rolled oats. Not the sugar loaded kind. I get the Aldi brand. Cheap.

 

[simong]

With milk & sugar mostly, occasionally I’ll sprinkle some nutmeg instead.