Just a few minutes ago, I opened the fridge and took out a container of left over, steel-cut oatmeal. I’d made a batch the other day; it is my favourite dead-of-winter breakfast. Stomach grumbling, I spooned out a congealed glop, added a spoonful of honey, and poured a bit of milk over. After three minutes on reheat in the microwave, my bowl of oatmeal looked, smelled and tasted as good as it did when I spooned my first bite fresh out of the crock pot two days ago. Yes, I said crock pot!
I’ve posted this recipe before… I thought you might like to see it again. Bon Appetit!
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Everybody seems to call these by a different name. I call them steel-cut oats. I’ve also heard them called Irish oats, or groats. Here’s what they look like:
Here’s the box they came in:
They are creamy and chewier than rolled oats, and have a rich, nutty flavour.
My friend Maureen gave me the recipe and I played around with it a little bit. Do you want to make some? They are easy-peesy!
Before you go to bed, get your small (I use a 6-cup) crockpot out of the cupboard and put 3 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 cup milk into it. Pour in 1 cup of steel cut oats.Put on the lid. Plug it in and turn the setting to low. When you get up in the morning, give it a good stir and let it sit for 5 minutes while you make your coffee. Enjoy!
You can add chopped apple, some walnuts or raisins right into the pot, whatever you like. I like mine plain with a teaspoon (okay, 2 teaspoons) of brown sugar. Sometimes I throw a handful berries on top just before digging in. Delish!
In a nutshell for you:
3.5 cups water
.5 cup milk
1 cup steel cut oats
6 -cup crock pot, on low overnight.
Do you love oatmeal? What do you call them: Groats? Irish Oats? Steel-cut?
I have some in the basement and haven’t fixed them lately. I should do that. I’ve just been too lazy to go down in the cold when I think about it. =)
I made the oats in a crock pot last night. This morning I added brown sugar, dried cranberries and pecans. It was awesome! The crock pot idea was a great one! Thanks!
Thank you for this. In Scotland it was called porridge once it was cooked. And many older generation Scots prefer to eat with a bit of salt. No sugar! I tried to make it in a microwave once. BIG mess!
That’s really funny – I had the same thing for lunch today!!!!!