Almost everyone on the planet knows about healthy eating today. Another question is that not everyone is ready to follow advice such as “you need to live, and not vice versa”, “proper nutrition is the key to health”. But about the theory according to which it is necessary to exclude (or at least limit) smoked meats, fried foods, high-calorie foods, everyone has heard.
It is noteworthy that the greatest disturbance in the population, especially in men, is caused by the need to consume oatmeal. True, there are those who have great respect for this croup, and this article has been written just for this part of the population. This useful product is present in large quantities at grocery stores in two versions: Extra and Oatmeal oatmeal. For the preparation of the former, more time is required, and the latter, as it seems to us, are tastier. They will be discussed.
So, let's start the story about how to cook "Hercules"
To prepare healthy and nutritious cereals from hercules flakes, you will need: water, a small amount of salt, butter. These components can be called basic, as additional ingredients they use milk, honey, sugar, fresh fruits, nuts, prunes, dried apricots, raisins.
As a rule, each package contains a classic recipe for making oatmeal, in addition, some of them describe how to cook some dishes using cereal (cutlets, tortillas). But, if suddenly the packaging is lost, but you want to cook something tasty and healthy, read our article.
How to cook Hercules quickly
For quick preparation of porridge, experienced housewives advise soaking the cereal overnight in cold water (two glasses of water are taken per glass of product). In the morning, put the pan with the swollen mass on the stove, add another glass of water or milk, add salt and turn on the fire. The process of making porridge with this method takes about three to five minutes. Then it must be removed from the heat, add the butter and cover for a few minutes.
How to cook "Hercules" on the water
Fans of various diets do not like to use salt, sugar, milk and butter when cooking. Such people will probably enjoy the Herculean porridge cooked on the water.
How to cook "Hercules" in this way? Pour flakes into boiling water (at the rate of two portions of water per serving of flakes), bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook, stirring, for 15 to 20 minutes. Then remove the porridge from the heat, cover and wrap it with a warm towel for about five minutes. You can add some honey or dried fruits to the finished dish.
A dish prepared in this way helps to eliminate toxins from the body, removes vascular plaques, relieves depression and lowers cholesterol.
How to cook Hercules in milk
To make porridge with milk, you will need a glass of oatmeal, three glasses of milk, a small amount of water, salt, sugar / honey, butter, fruits (fresh / frozen / dried). Pour a small amount of water into the pan (so that the bottom is closed), three glasses of milk and place the container on the stove. When the milk boils, add salt, a little sugar and only then pour the cereal. Cook porridge over low heat for about twenty minutes. Then add butter, remove from heat, cover and wrap it with a towel for ten minutes, so that the porridge stains. When serving, you can add some sweets (raisins, dried apricots - to taste).
How to cook "Hercules": useful tips
· The pan in which the cereal is cooked must be unenameled.
· If porridge is cooked in milk, before pouring liquid into the pan, fill the bottom of the dish with cold water, and then pour the milk. This will save the tank from burning.
· You can cook porridge even in the microwave. After pouring the flakes with milk, cook them at full power for four minutes, during which time stop the device two to three times to mix the mass.
· Porridge cooked in the oven is very tasty. Pour the cereal into the pot, pour boiling water, salt, add sugar, cover the container with a lid and put in the oven for 30-40 minutes. To prevent milk from escaping from the pot, it must be lubricated with butter from the inside.
· Hercules porridge is ideally combined with raisins, prunes, dried apricots, nuts; this combination increases the usefulness of the product.
If porridge is not your favorite dish, you can cheat a little. Resin Hercules flakes in a coffee grinder or blender, the resulting flour can be used to make cakes, pancakes, cookies. In addition, very tender chicken cutlets are obtained with oatmeal.