The work day prevented my father from eating with us at home at noon, but sometimes he would come home wanting to start cooking for the evening. dinner. Her repertoire was limited, although I fondly remember a recipe that, as a child, made me feel special, because then the oatmeal it was still a strange food and difficult to find in supermarkets in Spain.
Today things have changed a lot and for many years oat flakes have been the order of the day in any store and are consumed daily in a thousand ways, especially for breakfast, praised for its many healthy properties. And yes, it is also a perfect ingredient when you don’t know what to eat.
My father prepared it swiss style from his house, that is, in the traditional humble way that is repeated in half the world with other grains and cereals in the form of gruel or thick mush. We currently call this recipe oatmeal porridge, although when I was a child this recipe was known simply as oatmeal. No more.
In my family it has always been done by eye, heating the milk over low heat, adding a couple of tablespoons of rolled oats fine per person, stirring gently with a wooden spoon until thickened, correcting the milk level as you go. If we had a sweet tooth, my father would add a little brown sugar or honey, although he usually sweetened it with bits of apple which was first cooked in milk, or put in compote, and a little cinnamon.
The good thing about oatmeal porridge is how easy it is to make to taste without following exact amounts; you can leave it more or less thickadd other fruits or dried fruits, use a vegetable drink, give it a crunch with seeds or nuts, etc.
It is very rich in fiber and satiating, and thanks to the natural tryptophan it contains, it will help us to fall asleep better. To make it more digestive and help us sleep even betterwe can accompany it with foods rich in magnesium, such as nuts and bananas, natural yogurt and use a semi-skimmed milk or sugar-free vegetable version if lactose makes us feel bad.
Kölln – Gluten Free Oat Flakes, Whole Grain Cereals, 100% Whole Grain Oats, High Fiber Content – 350 g
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