Semolina can be attributed to dishes that are unlucky. It is not often possible to meet a person who would speak with enthusiasm about decoy. Usually it is associated with kindergarten, nasty lumps and an unpleasant film on the surface. Since semolina is actually not cereal, but ground grain (flour), it is easy and quick to cook. There is no shell, the dish is ready in a few minutes. This simplicity did a disservice, it seems that no skills and technology are needed to cook semolina, so the result is something conditionally edible.
Preparation of semolina according to the recommendations of V. Pokhlebkin
However, there are secrets of delicious semolina. What proportions does the preparation of semolina porridge in milk require? V. Pokhlebkin in his famous book “Secrets of a good kitchen” writes that you need to take from 100 to 150 ml of cereal per half liter of milk, depending on how thick you want to get porridge at the exit. Note that it is milliliters, not grams. This is unusual, but in fact, measuring bulk products is much easier, because a measuring cup in a household is much more common than a kitchen scale.
And what is the technology for making semolina porridge? Milk should be brought to a boil, then pour in cereal with a sieve (then lumps do not form) and cook only 1-2 minutes, while stirring vigorously. Then cover the saucepan with a tight lid and leave the porridge for 10-15 minutes. During this time, the cereal will completely swell. But now it’s already possible to bring the dish to taste: add butter, sugar, salt, jam, chocolate, whatever.
This porridge will retain all the beneficial properties and vitamins, which are usually killed by long boiling, boiled, its taste is rich, grains are distinguishable. It boils much stronger, as it is prepared, in fact, under the influence of steam of milk under a lid, the temperature of which is higher than the temperature of the milk itself, boiling without a lid. Another plus is that the nasty film that causes so many unpleasant emotions does not form on the surface of this porridge.
The next recipe for making semolina porridge will appeal to adults. Take a deep frying pan, put butter and the required amount of cereal. Warm the semolina with oil until a light golden hue is obtained, in any case, do not let it burn. Then you need to pour the cereal with milk or its mixture with water. Pour right in the pan without shifting anywhere. Now you need to quickly stir, let the mixture boil for 2-3 minutes, then close the lid tightly and leave for 10-15 minutes until the grains are fully swollen. It turns out very tasty.
Cooking semolina porridge in a slow cooker
As a measure of volume, we will use a measuring cup that comes with the multicooker. You need to take one cup of semolina, four - milk, two - water. As a dressing - butter, sugar, salt to taste. From this quantity of products, 6 servings of sufficiently thick porridge will be obtained.
In the bowl of the device you need to place a measured amount of water and milk, add a small piece of butter (30 grams), pour semolina, salt and sugar. Select the "Porridge" mode, wait 25 minutes, mix and serve. If you want to get a more fluid consistency, you need to reduce the operating time of the device by 5 minutes.
Porridge in the microwave
Ideal if there is no time at all. Even the dishes are dirty at least. You need to take a deep plate, pour into it two large tablespoons of semolina, two small tablespoons of sugar, a pinch of salt, pour a glass of cold milk. Stir until the sugar grains dissolve. We put the plate in the microwave for 1.5 minutes at a power of 750 watts. Then take out, put a little butter, mix and send the plate back into the oven for another 1.5 minutes. Take out, mix. Done, you can eat!
Porridge for feeding
If a child eats from a bottle, then he can be offered semolina porridge prepared according to this recipe. Sift 8 grams of cereal through a fine sieve. In 45 ml of water add 1.5 ml of sodium chloride solution, boil the mixture, gradually pour semolina into it, cook for 15-20 minutes, without ceasing to interfere. Heat 65 ml of whole milk until steam appears, but do not boil. Pour it into cooked porridge, mix. Bring the whole mixture to a boil. Season with 3 grams of butter and 5 ml of sugar syrup. Mix. The result is one serving of porridge. It must be poured into a clean bottle.
Milk can be diluted in a proportion of 50 ml per 60 ml of water. The cooking technology is exactly the same. Porridge can also be prepared on broths: vegetable or meat. This porridge is well suited for the so-called bottle before bedtime.
Dairy-free porridge with vegetables
This method of preparing semolina porridge is useful in fasting, or if for some reason it is impossible to eat dairy products. The semolina on the water is too fresh, and thanks to vegetable additives, it acquires an interesting taste and attractive, mouth-watering appearance.
Pour 250 ml of water into a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Put grated pumpkin, carrot or zucchini (half a glass). Cook 3-5 minutes. Then sprinkle 2 large spoons of semolina into a thin stream. Cook with stirring for 2 minutes, then send to insist under a tightly closed lid. Add salt and sugar to taste.
So varied porridge
Semolina porridge is surprisingly harmoniously combined with a variety of additives. After you have mastered the classic recipe for making semolina porridge in milk, you can start cooking experiments. For example, a drop of vanillin and grated lemon peel can be added to milk. Porridge with such additives is better to boil thin.
With an apple. Grate the apple on a fine grater, add half a small spoonful of sugar, a small lump of butter, a little water and simmer for a couple of minutes over low heat. Then pour a glass of hot milk, bring the mixture to a boil, pour a strainer with continuous stirring two large tablespoons of semolina. Cook for a few minutes - and under the lid, insist. Instead of an apple, you can use carrots, and instead of sugar, honey.
With a pumpkin. The pumpkin needs to be peeled, sunflower seeds, cut into pieces, sent to cook for 15 minutes in salted water. Then drain the water, and add the pumpkin cubes to the pre-cooked semolina. Season the dish with butter.
With jelly. Crush a handful of cranberries with a crush, pour a liter of boiling water. Strain, sweeten to taste, pour 100 ml of fruit drink in a separate cup, send the rest to the stove. Bring to a boil, but do not let it boil. In a separate glass and cooled fruit drink, two large spoons of potato starch should be diluted. Pour this mixture into a saucepan, constantly stirring. Bring to a boil again, but still not allow to boil. Remove from heat. Now put the semolina porridge cooked in your favorite way on a plate, pour on top with jelly.
With cookies. This semolina is often offered to children in Germany. We cook porridge according to the usual technology, as soon as it begins to thicken, add a couple of pieces of delicious cookies without filling (cream, with baked milk and the like) to it. It will immediately become soft, mix it with porridge. Try, if not sweet enough, add some more sugar. Remove from heat. Puree with a hand blender.
With cocoa. Pour 700 ml of milk into a saucepan. Wait for boiling. Add to taste sugar, 1.5 grams of vanillin, a tablespoon of cocoa. Then, with constant stirring, pour in slowly semolina (140-210 ml, depending on how thick you want to get porridge). Boil for 1-2 minutes, then leave to insist under the lid.
With cream. For 600 ml of milk, you need to take 200 ml of fat cream and half a cup of semolina. Sugar, salt, vanillin add to taste. All ingredients are immediately put in a saucepan and mixed with a whisk. On medium heat the mixture is brought to a boil, stirring, then the fire is set to minimum and cooked for 5 minutes, not forgetting to stir. Fruits or berries are added to the plates.
Coconut Milk Porridge
400 ml of coconut milk must be mixed with 100 ml of cow's or water. Bring the mixture to a boil with constant stirring. Then pour 60 grams of semolina, bring the mixture to a boil and remove the porridge from the stove under the lid to insist. Next, add sugar to taste, sprinkle with coconut. You can eat.
Semolina dessert
If it happened that you did not guess with the portions, and the porridge remained, this is an occasion not to be upset, but to be happy, because you will soon have a great dessert.
Whip 100 grams of soft butter with 100 grams of icing sugar. Add cold semolina porridge cooked from half a liter of milk to the mixture, whisk with a mixer for 5 minutes or more. It should be a very magnificent mixture. Divide it into two parts. In one you need to add cocoa powder. In the mold, put half the white mixture, half chocolate. Send for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Before serving, you can sprinkle with chocolate chips, coconut, pour melted chocolate or syrup, serve with fruits or berries.
Semolina pancakes
Another idea for disposing of a half-eaten breakfast. One or two servings of cold porridge should be mixed with an egg and two or three large spoons of wheat flour. If desired, you can add a little soda. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and spread the dough with a spoon, like ordinary pancakes.
If there is not enough porridge left, you can add cottage cheese to it, then an egg, flour, a drop of salt and sugar. Fry in a frying pan in heated vegetable oil from two sides until golden brown.