Category: Grub Garage
I know fo a few people who absolutely love steel-cut oats, so i decided to buy some today.
I've seen a few recipes online, but i'm curious what you guys like to eat them with. Raisins, milk, brown sugar? What do you guys like?
I have a question. What the heck are steel cut oats as compared to regular oatmeal?
Steel-cut oats are cut by steel blades and have a chewier texture. Regular oats are more refined and are often processed by being rolled out.
They cook exactly the same as regular or quick oats, honestly. I recommend oatmeal cookies, fruit/granola bars, general hot oatmeal as a snack. The texture is indeed nice.
If you are looking to actually cook the oats, as in making oatmeal for yourself, I would suggest pinhead oats. Cutting the oats is an american thing, and it releases a lot of the starch which makes your oatmeal all thick and creamy. Pinhead oats, though they take longer to cook, will give you a thicker, richer, creamier oatmeal. Steel cot oats are the same as rolled or milled oats, which are what most americans think of when they think of oatmeal. They have lost pretty much all of their nutritional value in the name of speedy cooking.
I much rather have the old fashioned oats for making oatmeal. I don't mind that it takes a few minutes more to cook them. With the quick cooking oats, they're cut so small that you can't really feel those wonderful flakes after they're done. I love to make them and put a bit of sugar or butter in them. if they get too thick, I'll thin them out with just a dab of milk.
That's what I do. I use brown sugar and a pat of butter. It makes the best oatmeal.
If I'm gonna have oatmeal, it's gotta be apple cinnamon or something of that nature.
Mmmm. I've been thinking about making my own oatmeal from scratch. None of this prepackaged instant shit anymore. Bleh!