Semolina porridge is known to all of us since childhood. And not all of us were her ardent admirers. But now, in adulthood, we sometimes so want to feel the taste of childhood again.
It seems that cooking semolina is easy. Pour the cereal into boiling milk - that’s the whole recipe. But very often it turns out that the output is either a burnt dry mass, or a tasteless lump, or both at the same time.
In this article we will tell you how to cook the perfect semolina porridge in milk. Recipe, proportions of ingredients, secrets of culinary art - all this will be given below. We will also talk about the benefits and dangers of semolina porridge.
What can be done on the basis of this dish? It is better not to heat cold semolina, but to prepare various desserts from it. For example, Guryev porridge, English pudding or Italian panna cotta.
The benefits of porridge and its harm
Of course, vitamins in semolina, as in any cereal, are few. But it contains well-digestible protein and healthy carbohydrates. As a result, semolina porridge cooked in milk (the recipe for a photo of this dish will be given below) provides the body with energy for the whole day.
If you suffer from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, you should definitely include this cereal in your diet. Manka has enveloping properties. It also protects the stomach lining.
And if we prepare semolina in milk, then the beneficial properties of porridge only increase. So, the dish strengthens teeth and bones, saturating the body with calcium. Semolina should be eaten more often by people with kidney failure.
Doctors prescribe it with physical exhaustion, when the patient recovers after a serious illness. But, despite the fact that semolina is hypoallergenic, you should not give it to breast babies.
People who do not tolerate lactose should cook the dish in special milk or water. But the harm of semolina is only in its high calorie content. Therefore, those who are on a diet should consume it in small quantities.
A simple recipe for liquid semolina porridge in milk
We will also talk about the ideal proportions of the ingredients of this dish. But if you like liquid semolina porridge that has the consistency of sour cream, then you can follow this simple recipe.
- Pour a glass of cold milk into a saucepan.
- Add two tablespoons of semolina. Stir thoroughly. Croup does not form lumps in a cold liquid.
- We also add a teaspoon of granulated sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Put the saucepan on medium heat and stir constantly.
- As soon as the milk boils, immediately reduce the flame to a minimum. Do not stop stirring even for a second - this is the whole secret of a delicious dish. Cook for two minutes.
- Turn off the fire. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Let’s stand for another five minutes.
- Put a piece of butter and mix.
Some secrets to making perfect semolina porridge
Many novice housewives think that cooking this dish is easy. But they are wrong. Of course, there are few ingredients: milk, semolina, salt, sugar and a little butter, which is already added to the finished dish.
But with seeming simplicity, the culinary specialist face difficulties throughout the process of preparing semolina porridge. Firstly, milk tends to stick and form a film on the bottom and walls of the pan. To avoid this, rinse the dishes with ice-cold water before pouring this ingredient.
Secondly, at the moment of boiling milk, we need to pour semolina. This cereal has the unpleasant property of collecting in a lump in a hot liquid. But we need at the same time:
- reduce the fire on the stove,
- stir in a saucepan so that the milk does not “run off”,
- pour groats in a thin stream.
Do you want to do all this masterfully and get semolina porridge perfectly boiled in milk (without lumps)? A recipe to help you! It is necessary to measure all the necessary ingredients in advance. Croup is conveniently introduced into the pan through a strainer.
There is one more nuance. Cooling down, porridge is covered with an unpleasant film. Because of her, in fact, many do not like semolina. Before serving the porridge on the table, beat it with a whisk, adding oil. If it is too thick, add some warm milk or cream.
Perfect proportions
The recipe for semolina porridge in milk for 1 serving involves the use of two tablespoons of cereal per glass of liquid. But if you want to get more food, then the proportions of the main ingredients change.
The following ratio is considered ideal: three tablespoons of cereal per half liter of milk. The fat content of the latter also affects the proportion. After all, milk fats do not allow semolina grains to swell at full strength.
Sugar and salt should be added when boiling the liquid. If you do it too early or too late (after falling asleep cereal), the taste of porridge will no longer be so ideal.
It should also be remembered that sugar crystals contribute to the burning of milk. Therefore, you need to dissolve a spoonful of sweet sand in a small amount of warm liquid, and then add to the pan.
Semolina porridge in milk: a step by step recipe. Stage one
The following actions are ahead of us:
- First of all, measure out the required amount of cereal.
- Rinse the saucepan with cold water. You can also put on the bottom and an ice cube.
- Pour half a liter of milk. If you make porridge for one serving, then use 200-250 milliliters of this ingredient. Already at this stage, variations are possible. Porridge will turn out more dietary if you use skim milk. But this will affect the taste of the dish. In cereal, cereals will be felt more. It will turn out very tasty if you cook a dish on baked milk. If the safety of the aspen waist is not important for you, you can pour a little cream into the saucepan as well.
- We put the dishes on the fire. You don’t have to worry that the milk will burn. After all, cold water forms a layer between it and the walls of the dishes.
- Bring the milk to a boil over medium heat.
Stage Two
When we see that foam has formed on the surface of the liquid, we reduce the fire. We will not wait until the milk boils violently and pours over the edge of the pan. Add a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of sugar (better diluted in water or the same milk).
Knead well. There is a recipe for delicious semolina porridge made with boiled milk, which prescribes cooking in two saucepans.
While the liquid heats up, we fill in the required amount of cereal in another container and moisten it with cold water. Wait until the milk, seasoned with salt and sugar, boils again. Then fill them with prepared semolina. Stir until the lumps disappear.
Stage Three
However, as most recipes recommend, a delicious semolina porridge (in milk) is obtained when we simply pour the cereal into a boiling liquid. But to prevent the formation of lumps, sleight of hand is required.
Left do not stop kneading milk. We shake the strainer with the right so that the grains are evenly distributed on the surface. Then we cook porridge over moderate heat for another five minutes before the semolina swells.
Depending on the grinding of cereals and the fat content of milk, this may take longer. Turn off the fire. Put a piece of butter on the porridge surface. Cover the pan with a lid.
Leave for five minutes in the heat (on the edge of the stove). The lower the temperature contrast, the tastier the porridge. You can even wrap the pan in a towel.
The final stage
In principle, we can already serve tasty semolina porridge cooked in milk to the table. The recipe, however, tells us to take the last action. If you do not beat the porridge, then mix well with a spoon. This simple manipulation will allow us:
- break the nasty film that forms on the surface,
- distribute ghee throughout the dish,
- make it more airy and delicious.
At this point, you can also experiment with different additives. Many children do not like semolina for its fresh taste. Try adding nuts, jams, candied fruits, fresh berries, or dried fruits to the dish.
A handful of pitted raisins can transform the dish. And if you sprinkle porridge with coconut flakes, the children will eat it to the last grain. Ideas to improve the taste of milk semolina can not be counted.
You can add condensed milk instead of sweetener. Stir in a berry or fruit smoothie. Add cream. Give the porridge a beautiful pink color with acai berry powder. Sprinkle with grated chocolate.
Cooking in a slow cooker
Kitchen assistants are designed to make life easier for the hostess. But is it possible to cook delicious semolina in milk in a slow cooker? There is such a recipe, and it is not complicated. Pour cold milk into the multicooker bowl.
Lubricate the walls above the liquid with butter for 4-5 centimeters. Pour salt, sugar, semolina. Mix. Cover the unit with a lid. We set the “Warm up” mode for a quarter of an hour. Done!
Now it remains to add butter, various flavors and mix. The proportions in this recipe remain the same as when cooking semolina porridge in a saucepan.