Porridge is one of the oldest revered dishes, the crock-pot is an ultramodern multi-functional miracle saucepan. And they are united by the fact that porridge in a slow cooker turns out to be especially tasty. She never burns and does not run to the stove, prepares for a precisely defined time. If the hosts are late for a meal, their dish will wait warm and fresh.
In order for the porridge in the multicooker to work out, you need to understand the principle of its preparation. The slow cooker turns off when the liquid is completely evaporated and absorbed. Therefore, it is important to observe proportions correctly. If, for example, you take the rice with water equally, of course, the rice will remain raw, and the slow cooker will turn off. Liquids should be taken so that at the time of its evaporation the cereal is cooked.
Porridge in a slow cooker will perfectly cook according to the recipes offered in the instructions for the device. But following them strictly does not necessarily follow, the proportions of ordinary recipes are easily adapted to the multicooker. Having cooked porridge several times, you can adjust the softness of the cereal to your taste.
Different multicooker modes cook different types of cereals. The Pilaf / Buckwheat mode cooks friable porridge, and the Milk Porridge mode allows you to cook a dish of any viscosity. To prepare friable or dense porridge, water and cereal are used, in other modes, cereal can be poured with milk.
The usual
wheat porridge in a slow cooker acquires a special aroma and softness. When laying, you can use the measuring cups that come with the kit, or a regular 200-gram cup. First you need to pour 3
measured glasses of water into a multi-pan, add a pinch of salt and a glass of cereal. Close the slow cooker, set the "Pilaf / Buckwheat" mode and wait for the ready signal.
Since, after cooking is complete, the appliance goes into heating mode, the porridge in the multicooker continues to languish. It turns out the cooking effect in the Russian oven. A special taste is given to the porridge with butter, which must be put on it immediately after the sound signal.
Pumpkin porridge in a slow cooker is prepared using milk. Not everyone likes the raw flavor of a pumpkin, which, however, is easy to get rid of after frying it first. Here's how to do it with a multicooker. After turning on the mode, which usually involves frying, pour a tablespoon of olive or any other oil. In a preheated oil, lay the diced pumpkin and lightly brown it, quickly mixing with a plastic or wooden spatula. The pumpkin will have a delicious aroma, you can proceed to the next stage of cooking.
Pumpkin goes well with cereals: millet, rice, small Artek type wheat. On the prepared layer of pumpkin, pour the cereal and pour everything with milk. The proportions are approximately the following: 500 g of pumpkin, 100 g of cereal, 2-2.5 cups of milk. The amount of milk depends on what viscosity the porridge needs at the exit. The indicated volume gives a porridge of medium viscosity.
Pumpkin porridge is cooked in the Milk porridge multicooker mode. The set time is 40-45 minutes. Approximately in the middle of cooking, you can add additional ingredients: 100 g of sugar, 100-150 g of raisins, 1-2 peeled and cut apple slices. Additional flavors in the form of vanillin or cinnamon are also acceptable, here you need to focus on your own taste preferences.