Traditionally, semolina is boiled in milk. This fact is so rooted in our subconscious that it does not accept other options. However, force majeure circumstances occur: the body does not accept dairy products, the child simply does not like the taste of milk, the post is in the yard (and we observe it), the nutritionist’s instructions crossed out the product from the list of permissible ones ... In such a situation, it’s time to remember that semolina exists in the world on the water. And she is not at all as bad as is commonly believed.
Semolina porridge on water: a basic recipe
Let's start with the basics. We take the stew-pan, pour half a liter of water into it and put on the stove until it boils. Pour a little salt and a couple of spoons of sugar into the container (the quantity is specified in accordance with personal preferences). After the next boiling and dissolution of crystals, pour 4-5 tablespoons of cereal. This is a rather complicated manipulation: in order for semolina porridge on the water to turn out homogeneous, without annoying lumps, at this stage the participation of both hands will be required. With one hand we sprinkle the groats, with the other we intensively work with a spoon, spatula or whisk. By the way, the fire should be as small as possible. After 2-3 minutes, add a piece of butter in a saucepan and mix until it disperses. The final touch: remove the container from the fire, close it with a lid and leave to insist.
Refinements
With the specified ratio of products semolina porridge on the water is quite liquid. If you like more solid cereals, increase the amount of cereal. How much - will have to be installed experimentally, because the density is different. To begin, pour six spoons of semolina, and later figure out how much it takes to satisfy your needs.
And one more thing: if semolina porridge on the water is prepared on fasting days, you will have to do without butter. But always at hand is a vegetable that can add a dish of aroma and satiety. Only it needs to be added to the stewpan already removed from the stove so that it does not burn out and does not give the decoy an unpleasant smell. While the porridge will be infused, sunflower oil permeates the entire volume - what is intended is obtained.
If you use a slow cooker
The recipe, in principle, is the same, only taking into account the characteristics of the kitchen assistant. Water can be boiled in a kettle, or you can do it right in the bowl of the multicooker in frying mode. 5-10 minutes - and you can fill up the cereal. By the way, we mix it in advance with salt and sugar. After pouring the cereals, the program “Porridge” is set, and then you can not worry about the dish.
But the butter is laid out already in the very finale of making semolina porridge on the water.
For piquancy
Honestly, semolina on the water is still more boring than on milk. The situation can be corrected by flavoring the dish with jams and jams. But if you protect your teeth and do not want to overdo it with calories, it is better to add raisins to the porridge. It must first be soaked, drained and poured into a saucepan simultaneously with the laying of oil. You can do the same with chopped dried apricots, prunes and / or dates - at the same time, and support the heart in good shape.
How to cook semolina porridge in the water is delicious
The original recipe allows you to cook a decent dish without introducing additional ingredients.
We take a glass of cereal, add salt to it, pour it into a deep frying pan, placed on a rather strong fire, and fry until dark. We mix constantly and continuously, as we prepare semolina without any oils and fats.
When the groats get a shade that suits us, we fasten the fire and pour three glasses of water into the vessel. This should be done slowly, with continuous stirring. Swelling semolina, which will occur literally in a couple of minutes, should be considered a signal for readiness. But to insist under the lid is still recommended.
Little trick
Some chefs, which primarily include mothers with small capricious kids, have come up with a trick, thanks to which semolina simply can not go lumpy. According to their observations, before boiling semolina porridge in water (and milk, too), it is enough to soak the cereal in a small amount of cold drinking water. By the way, this move is good for purely hygienic purposes. The semolina is not at all as clean as it seems to us, and when soaked on the surface of the water the smallest specks float in the total mass that are not noticed by the eye. When the cereal swells, it is necessary to pump out water to the maximum along with the found garbage, fill it with water according to the recipe and cook, as already described.