Steel Cut Oats!

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

Anybody else oatmeal lovers here? I've always eaten regular rolled oats from Quaker, been relatively happy with 'em. Until recently....

I ran across a recommendation to eat steel cut oats instead, and man are they better. They need longer to cook, but once they are done cooking, you can put the leftovers in the fridge and eat 'em for at least a week.

Just use one cup of steel cut oats, 3 cups water. Bring to a rolling boil, remove from heat and let sit in that pot...covered...for about 6 to 8 hrs. Most people will do this in the evening before hitting the hay, and let them sit over night and then reheat in the morning. The smart thing to do is to cook up a bunch...I usually cook 2 cups of the oats, that feeds me for 5 breakfasts. Mix in some soy milk and blueberries when you reheat, some cinnamon too....mmmmmmm

This part isn't necessary, but it does add an extra toasty dimension to the final result...heat up about a tablespoon of some oil or butter in the pot, add the oats and cook them up for a few minutes until you can smell the toastyness wafting up from the pot. Then cook as directed.

Here's the recipe:

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-steelcut-oats-for-134185

 

[highsteppa]

Steel cut ftw...I though you were gonna be using em as a soil amendment or something; I like to soak em overnight and cook em in the morning. Load em up with butter and syrup.

 

[justpassnthru]

That sure is a better way to cook it, instead of waiting 40 impatient minutes in the mornings. Thanks for that new method of cooking. jpt

 

[BudToaster]

McCann's only takes 30 minutes ... enough time to sponge mop the kitchen floor and do a few chores. i prefer cooking with some fruit usually a banana, peach (summer) or pear (winter) and a generous handful of raisins or cranberries.

 

[dddaver]

I put blueberries and natural PB (the kind you have to stir then refrigerate) in my oatmeal then nuke it about 52 sec. every morning. My old disabled ass is all about speed and ease cooking anything now. That's mostly why I still eat any processed shit at all. Easy. I eat just rolled only because those steel cut would take so long and so much more effort. Definitely not a quick easy breakfast type deal. I have read and seen doctors say they are way better for you though.

 

[summitoker]

i eat them for breakfast all the time, with a bit of cream, brown sugar, cinnamon and sometimes a sprinkle of toasted walnuts or almonds.
Edit: forgot the raisins, added towards the end of cooking so they soften and plump up a bit.

 

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

I put blueberries and natural PB (the kind you have to stir then refrigerate) in my oatmeal then nuke it about 52 sec. every morning. My old disabled ass is all about speed and ease cooking anything now. That's mostly why I still eat any processed shit at all. Easy. I eat just rolled only because those steel cut would take so long and so much more effort. Definitely not a quick easy breakfast type deal. I have read and seen doctors say they are way better for you though.

Dude...I mean, DDDaver...if you eat your oatmeal on a regular basis like I do (most mornings), then the steel cut oats are actually LESS labor intensive like I mentioned above.

Maybe you are eating the 'instant' variety of rolled oats that only take a minute to cook up. Those aren't nearly as quality as the 'old fashioned' variety from Quaker, but if you don't want to wait the extra few minutes...well that's that.

But, if you are cooking up those 'old fashioned' oats from Quaker every morning (can only cook up enough for a day at a time with those), then using the steel cut is actually easier than those. Like I said, you can cook up a bunch of the steel cuts and just save them in a big bowl in the fridge, they get better when sitting for a while, just like lasagna. And the initial cooking isn't hard, just that once those oaty oats start a rolling boil, ya just have to let 'em sit, covered, in the pot for about 6 hrs, which is convenient to do overnight.

 

[mintz]

With cinnamon,nutmeg,pinch of salt,honey,cooked in milk,after cooking add condense milk & butter,is the only way for me.

 

[supermanlives]

I am lazy I use the instant

 

[Crusader Rabbit]

I tried the steel cut oats some time ago but found them to be ridiculously chewy. Now I realize that I just didn't know how to properly cook them. I now low simmer my regular oats while I'm doing other work. I'll eat off a big pot of that stuff for days. Guess I just have to plug the steel cut oats back into this new equation.

 

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

I never tried cooking and eating off a big pot of the regular oats before, I read somewhere that they tend to turn quite mushy after the first day. I'll confirm that the steel cuts hold their texture very nicely, even after 5 days. When cooked properly, the steel cuts are almost tapioca like...the texture of the oats is like these little round balls that pop in your mouth as you're chewing. Very mouth friendly.

 

[great brozini]

mix me a little apple cinnamon with my oats... Oh ya

 

[Treetroit City]

Soak them in some Lea and Perrins worcestershire sauce overnight. Oh yeah...

 

[Tony Montana]

Just plain old honey drizzled over my oats

 

[bloyd]

seasonal bump. prepping my oats for the next couple of cold mornings.

 

[watts]

i eat steel cut every morning with lots of blueberries on top

 

[turtle farmer]

I'm new to the steel cut oats..My doctor recommended them since I became diabetic.
Thanks for all the ideas to pep up my oats..Can't wait to try honey or peanut butter,I'm usually butter and brown sugar..
peace

 

[supermanlives]

Soak them in some Lea and Perrins worcestershire sauce overnight. Oh yeah...

damn another use for one of my fav seasonings. never heard anyone doing that before tho, I still like instant raisins and spice for me lol

 

[RandyCalifornia]

I eat em every morning and chop up dates and cook them into the oats for sweetness, real good.
I put it all together and leave it cooking on the stove at medium and go plant up the clones that rooted up during the night shift while it cooks.