Are there any real Irish people around? How do you make your oats palatable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in Scotland as a child, and LOVE thick cut rolled oats. The thicker the better. Some Scots make salty porridge, with water, that I don't like. I prefer the sweet variety with milk and honey. I could eat it raw, since I love it so much, but that has unfortunate intestinal consequences

You can cook oats with milk, it won't hurt your cholesterol that much, OP. If you're really worried, you can use fat-free milk.

Lowering cholesterol is all about not eating processed foods, that contain a lot of added fats, and avoiding red meats, and charcuterie (bacon, sausages, etc). It doesn't mean you can't have eggs or milk in moderate amounts.

Lowering blood pressure is all about eating less salt.

not all it is about salt , it is also about reducing stress, drinking enough water, and getting daily exercise.

[Anonymous]

Soak overnight 1:1. In the morning, add 1/2c water and cook. Then stir in milk to desired thickness, plus cinnamon sugar or whatever seasoning you’d like (vanilla, dried berries, nuts …). The trick is to cook in as little water as possible and the use the milk to finish the liquid absorption. If all you’re making is overly boiled oats then the flavors are diluted in all that water.

[Anonymous]

Steel cut oats are amazing and worth the time

[Anonymous]

Steel cut oats on pressure cooker. Make savory breakfasts with egg or soy sauce (like a rice congee)

[Anonymous]

As others have mentioned, the key to great oatmeal is to boil it and be generous with the salt. Non-salted oats are tasteless.
Then add a sprinkle of brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon, maple syrup...whatever appeals to you.

[Anonymous]

Starting the oatmeal in the cold water instead of adding it on e it's boiling makes it a bit creamier

[Anonymous]

I was inspired by your post and made some this morning. It’s so delicious! I added a little coconut/almond milk (califia brand is delicious) and a few chopped up dried cherries and a bit of maple syrup. I guess if you’re worried abt sugar you’d have to skip the syrup but it would still be pretty good!

[Anonymous]

Don’t do overnight. Cold steel cut oats sounds gross.

Cook on stovetop. Top with 1 tsp brown sugar, some walnuts/nuts of choice, raisins/fruit, cinnamon and a good splash of walnut milk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Steel cut oats on pressure cooker. Make savory breakfasts with egg or soy sauce (like a rice congee)

If OP is worried about BP then soy sauce is going to be way worse than the milk and sugar she's avoidng.

Also this sounds ery tasty

[Anonymous]

Add Bailey’s.

[Anonymous]

Cook in water then add brown sugar, raisins and a little milk.

[Anonymous]

What do you like? Add that

I’ve used steel cut oats for overnight oats with soy milk or almond milk or even oat milk. Add just a sprinkle of salt, cinnamon, cocoa powder, banana or frozen banana (great for sweetening without adding sugar), maple syrup if you don’t mind added sugar. also consider adding ground flaxseed or wheat germ or chia seeds. I made it in a mason jar.

In the morning, I add some of the overnight oats to a glass bowl and microwave long enough just to warm it a bit, maybe 30 seconds, maybe a minute. I’m not really cooking it, the soaking made them soft and I’m just warming. the mason jar of oats would last me for breakfast all week. So my Friday breakfast had been soaking for 4 days by that point.

I love oats and will often eat a handful of raw rolled oats. Or mix raw rolled oats with peanut butter and cocoa powder as a yummy snack.

Not Irish, but I don’t think your request really required an ethnic limitation.

[Anonymous]

I asked my elderly first generation (born in the 1930's shortly after his parents immigrated here) relative. He says the reason his parents came to America was to get rich so they could afford yummy things to add to their oatmeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat steel cut oats everyday - most amazing breakfast ever. Cook them on the stove in the morning, add kosher salt, walnuts and raisins to your bowl and enjoy the breakfast of champions.

Put the rest in the fridge and warm up your serving size in the microwave (with a little milk or almond milk) and use until you run out.

I did this salt/walnuts/raisins today. So good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked my elderly first generation (born in the 1930's shortly after his parents immigrated here) relative. He says the reason his parents came to America was to get rich so they could afford yummy things to add to their oatmeal.

Great answer.