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The rice cooker that we have is a basic PHD (push here dummy) version, just an on/off switch. No fuzzy logic, bells or whistles.
In the past we used it about once a month whenever we made rice, but since last year we use it nearly daily, especially in the winter. That was when I discovered that I could use it to make our breakfast oatmeal. I dump steel cut oats, water, salt and dried cranberries in the night before and when I wake up in the morning I hit the switch and walk away. About 20-30 minutes later we have perfectly cooked oatmeal, ready to dress with maple syrup and eat! Love it!
Then this winter my insightful friend Maggie sent me a recipe for using the rice cooker for making polenta. Ohhhhhh...
I keep medium grind cornmeal for my bread baking, so I tossed it into the cooker and gave it a try. Cornmeal, water and salt, cooked for a little more than a full cycle, dressed with butter and BGF honey, be still my heart! It is my new favorite breakfast. If you have a rice cooker, give it a try!
Polenta
4 cups water
1 cup coarse grain yellow polenta
1/2 tsp salt
Place water in rice cooker bowl, add polenta and salt.
Stir 15 seconds with a wooden spoon or plastic rice paddle. cover and set for porridge or regular cycle. A few times (or once!) during cooking, open the cover, stir 15 seconds, then close cover. At the end of the regular cycle , taste the polenta and make sure the desired consistency has been reached. If not, push the button and let it go a little longer.
For breakfast I just dress with butter and honey. If serving at another meal, you can add in 2/3 c. shredded Parmesan at the end.
8 comments:
I have got to get me one of those!!!! OMG! Polenta made super easy and the steel cut oatmeal... my daily favorite. You guys are brilliant!
thanks for posting this recipe, i liked it and the procedure s really great and takes less time.
fujitronic rice cooker
What do you think about the overnight slow cooker method for steel cut oatmeal?
Cindy-
The overnight method works great in a rice cooker. I just dump everything in before I go to bed and click it on in the morning before I start the coffee.
I have found that if I am adding dried fruit, to increase the water a bit, but otherwise its exactly the same.
I meant, plug in the slow cooker the night before and it cooks slowly all night. That way it is ready when you get up.
Ah, gotcha! I've heard it works great. There are only two of us here so the slow cooker is a little excessive for us. If we had a larger family, I would be right there with you.
I have a teeny 4 cup one that I use just for the oatmeal!
Oh, that would be perfect!
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