VegScotland
Scottish porridge
Oats, water, salt. Stirred with a wooden stick and eaten with cold milk. Scotland does not negotiate.
15 minTime
10 gProtein each
mildSpice
The spurtle and the potMake it your way
Grandma's wayOats simmered with water and salt, served with cold milk, the Scottish way.
The original221kcalsame
10 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
15minutessame
Rolled oats (porridge oats)1 cup, medium or rolled
Water2 cups
Salta good pinch
Milkcold, to serveMethod
- 1Bring the water to a boil and sprinkle in the oats in a steady stream, stirring.
- 2Stir with a wooden spoon or spurtle, always in one direction, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes.
- 3Add the salt in the last few minutes, then rest 1 minute off the heat.
- 4Serve in bowls with cold milk in a separate bowl or poured around the edge.
Serve it like thisServe in warm bowls with a jug of cold milk on the side. Purists add nothing else; others add golden syrup or brown sugar.