Corn was brought from America to European countries in the Middle Ages. But today dishes made from it are considered national in Moldova and Romania. No matter where this product comes to our table, it’s hard to imagine at least one diet without corn porridge with milk. modern family, especially if children live in it. So let's talk about how to cook corn porridge with milk, delicious to please the whole family.
About the benefits of corn porridge
It should be immediately noted that corn grits are a low-calorie product (approximately 337 kcal per 100 g of cereal), so they are great for breakfasts, dietary nutrition, feeding babies. She is rich:
- carbohydrates;
- calcium;
- B vitamins;
- iron;
- vitamins A, PP, E;
- carotene;
- copper.
The beneficial properties of corn porridge, when consumed regularly, include the following:
- Cleansing the body, including the gastrointestinal tract.
- Increasing the resistance of the immune system.
- Improving performance of cardio-vascular system.
Eating porridge also has a positive effect on the condition skin, hair and nails.
Step-by-step preparation of corn porridge with milk
Initially, you need to prepare the ingredients, of which there are not many:
- 1 tbsp. milk.
- 0.5 tbsp. water.
- 4 tbsp. corn grits.
- 20–25 g butter (butter).
- Salt and granulated sugar at your discretion.
The process of cooking the most delicious corn porridge with milk is as follows:
- To prepare this “sunny” porridge, you need a thick-bottomed saucepan or cauldron. Wash the corn grits, pour boiling water into a saucepan.
- Boil the porridge over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Boil milk and pour it into a saucepan. Send salt and granulated sugar there. Cover the saucepan with a lid and cook over low heat for 20–25 minutes, stirring the porridge occasionally.
- Remove from heat, add butter and the delicious, hearty corn porridge with milk is ready. You can help yourself.
How else can you cook corn porridge with milk?
In addition to cooking corn porridge on the stove, there are other techniques for preparing it:
- In the microwave. Pour the cereal into a deep microwave-safe bowl. Pour boiling water over it and place in the microwave for 7 minutes. Then take it out, mix and leave for another 5-7 minutes. The porridge is ready. Pour boiled milk over it, add butter and you can eat.
- In the oven. To cook in the oven you will need a clay pot. Place corn grits in it, pour boiling water or hot milk, add salt. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer at 180 degrees for one hour.
- In a slow cooker. Pour the cereal into the multicooker bowl, add liquid in a ratio of 1:2 for thick porridge and 1:4 for liquid milk porridge. Turn on the “Porridge” or “Milk porridge” mode, and after the signal that the multicooker has finished working, you can taste it.
Treat your loved ones to corn porridge with milk more often, as it is not only tasty, but also very healthy.
Hello, dear readers! In the article we discuss corn porridge. We talk about useful properties ah corn grits. Using our recommendations, you will learn the secrets of cooking porridge on the stove and in a slow cooker, learn how to cook a dish with milk, water, and pumpkin. You will also find out whether corn porridge is allowed for diabetes and what to do if you are allergic to the product.
Corn grits are a product made from corn grains. There are many varieties of cereals, the most common and actively used in cooking is polished.
Corn grits contain:
- silicon;
- vitamin E;
- tryptophan;
- potassium;
- a nicotinic acid;
- thiamine;
- pyridoxine;
- cobalt;
- lysine;
- riboflavin;
- iron;
- magnesium;
- carotene.
The calorie content of cereal is 325 Kcal per 100 g. product. At the same time, the share of proteins is 10%, carbohydrates - about 56%, fats - about 2%, water - about 1%, dietary fiber — 24%.
Beneficial features
The beneficial properties of cereals include easy digestibility. The presence of fiber allows you to free the body from waste and toxins, as well as prevent the process of fermentation in the intestines.
The iron contained in the product has a beneficial effect on circulatory system, strengthens the immune system. Potassium helps normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Magnesium is responsible for improving sleep and increasing stress resistance.
Cobalt stimulates the production of red blood cells and is also involved in the absorption of iron.
Corn porridge: benefits and harms
The benefits of corn porridge are as follows:
- Improves the condition of skin and hair.
- Stabilizes blood cholesterol levels.
- Promotes weight loss.
Corn porridge has many beneficial properties, but also a number of contraindications:
- increased blood clotting;
- ulcer;
- dystrophy.
In all other cases, the use of the product is not prohibited.
How to cook corn porridge
The taste of the finished product largely depends on the cooking method. The dish is prepared on the stove or in a slow cooker. Each method has its own characteristics:
- If you cook porridge on the stove, you need to monitor the process.
- If you cook in a slow cooker, you have free time, you can do several things at the same time.
Another advantage of cooking in a slow cooker is that the porridge turns out crumbly, you don’t need to constantly stir it and be afraid that the dish will burn.
How to cook corn porridge on the stove
Secrets of cooking corn porridge on the stove:
- Before cooking, rinse the cereal using a sieve.
- Cook the porridge in a saucepan with a thick bottom. During the cooking process, the product often burns; stir the cereal constantly.
- Cook medium-ground grains for half an hour over low heat.
- Pour the cereal into the water, salting it in advance.
- If you want the porridge to have a liquid consistency, use 4 cups of water. For thick porridge, you need to take 600 ml of liquid per glass of cereal.
How to cook corn porridge in a slow cooker
- To cook, activate the “Porridge” mode.
- Reduce cooking time using the Multicook mode. The porridge will be crumbly if you initially cook it on the “Porridge” mode for 25 minutes, and then on the “Multi-cook” mode for another 10 minutes.
- Add the amount of liquid based on your desired consistency. To obtain crumbly porridge, use 3 cups of water, liquid - 4 cups.
- Do not use the keep warm mode for ready-made dish.
- Ready porridge should be consumed immediately.
Corn porridge with milk (milk)
Porridge with milk will be an excellent breakfast not only for adults, but also for children from 1 year old. For cooking, use milk with 2% fat content; if desired, you can dilute it with water.
You will need:
- cereal - 40 gr.;
- butter - 20 gr.;
- water - half a glass;
- milk - 150 ml;
- granulated sugar - 10 gr.
How to cook:
- Take a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour milk, water, sugar into it, and then put it on fire.
- Wait for the milk to boil, then add the cereal, continue to cook for a quarter of an hour over low heat, stirring.
- Add butter, then cook for another 15 minutes.
Calories:
Calorie content per 100 g. product 120 Kcal.
Corn porridge on water
Porridge with water is allowed for people watching their weight. For cooking, do not use old cereal to avoid the formation of lumps and a bitter aftertaste.
You will need:
- cereal - 180 ml;
- water - 200 ml;
- salt - 10 g;
- butter - 20 gr.
How to cook:
- Prepare the cereal, rinse it under the tap.
- Place the pan on the stove, add water, and bring to a boil.
- Pour the cereal into the pan, add salt, then cook for half an hour, stirring constantly.
- After the dish is cooked, add oil to it and stir.
- Remove the pan from the stove, cover with a towel, wait a quarter of an hour, then you can serve.
Calories:
Calorie content per 100 g. product 141 Kcal.
Corn porridge with pumpkin
Porridge with pumpkin is not only tasty, but also healthy dish. Total time cooking time does not exceed 1 hour.
You will need:
- cereal - 100 gr.;
- milk - 300 ml
- pumpkin - 0.3 kg;
- granulated sugar - 20 gr.;
- salt - 2 pinches;
- butter - 45 gr.;
- water - 250 ml;
- vegetable oil - 25 ml.
How to cook:
- Prepare the pumpkin by washing, peeling, cutting off the rough rind, removing the seeds, and then cutting into small cubes.
- Place the frying pan on the fire, pour oil into it, then fry the pumpkin for 5 minutes, stirring.
- Add half the milk to the pumpkin and reduce heat.
- Take a pan, pour cereal into it, add water, add salt and cook for 6 minutes over low heat.
- Grind the finished pumpkin with milk using a blender.
- Mix the pumpkin with the cereal, then pour the remaining milk over the mixture and add sugar.
- Continue cooking the product under a closed lid over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the stove, add a little oil, cover with a towel for 20 minutes, after which you can serve it.
Calories:
Calorie content per 100 g. product 100 Kcal.
Is it possible to have corn porridge if you have diabetes?
Eating corn porridge is beneficial not only for children and those who are losing weight, but also for people suffering from diabetes.
This is due to the fact that the product has an average glycemic index. Consuming the product helps lower blood sugar levels.
Another advantage is the presence of large quantity useful microelements and vitamins.
Before including porridge in your diet, be sure to consult your doctor.
What to do if you are allergic to corn porridge
Although corn grits are a low-allergenic food, some people experience an allergic reaction.
What to do if you have allergies:
- Eliminate the product from use. If you doubt that cereal was the cause, get tested to identify the allergen.
- Observe special diet, do not include new foods in your diet.
- Take medications - sorbents, antihistamines. Consult your doctor before using medications.
Most often, allergies occur in young children. IN for preventive purposes recommended:
- introduce complementary foods in a timely manner, following the nutritional plan proposed by the pediatrician;
- increase the child's immunity;
- If one of the family members is allergic to the product, then the child should not be given it, or the child should be tested in advance to detect an allergy to gluten.
What to remember
- Eating corn porridge does not harm children, diabetics or those losing weight.
- Porridge cooked in a slow cooker has a crumbly shape and is easier to cook than on the stove.
- If you suspect an allergy, you should exclude porridge from your diet and get tested for the allergen.
See you in the next article!
Corn porridge is not particularly popular in our country. More often, corn is associated with cereal or sweet sticks, which children love. However, among all kinds of cereals, in terms of its usefulness, it takes an honorable fourth place, second only to buckwheat, oatmeal and lentils. Corn grits are rich in microelements and vitamins, remove toxins from the body well, and are also successfully included in diets for cardiovascular diseases. For breakfast, it is customary for many Russian families to prepare milk porridge. Why not start cooking it from corn? Let's look at recipes for making porridge with milk from corn grits.
Corn grits or flour - which is good?
Corn grits come in different grinds:
- small (the size of the grains is like that of semolina);
- medium (grains like wheat or barley groats);
- large.
Separately, you need to highlight corn flour, the grains of which are crushed to a powdery state.
Finely ground cereal is also referred to as coarse cornmeal, from which it is prepared traditional dishes in some countries: hominy in Romania and polenta in Italy. In our country, cornmeal porridge is cooked for small children under one year of age and used as first complementary food.
Corn porridge with milk can be made from cereal of any grind, but you need to know this nuance: the finer it is, the sooner the dish will be ready. Recipes usually state that the cooking time for porridge is 30 to 40 minutes. A dish of coarse cereal is cooked for about an hour.
Pre-soaking the cereal is usually necessary when the porridge is cooked for baby food. It is believed that this neutralizes phytic acid, which interferes with absorption. useful substances(nutrients) in the intestines.
How and how much to cook milk porridge
It is better to cook milk porridge in a saucepan with a thick bottom or in a cauldron, since the corn sticks to the bottom very quickly and strongly. It is also necessary to remember that continuous stirring is a prerequisite.
The ratio of the main ingredients is as follows: cereal, water, milk - 1:2:2. With such proportions, the porridge turns out boiled, but not cool. If you want a thinner dish, you can dilute the milk with another glass of water. Then the ratio will be as follows: cereal, water, milk - 1:3:2.
Corn milk porridge is prepared in three stages:
- Boil the cereal in boiling water until it swells and the water evaporates.
- Pour milk over the swollen cereal (if liquid porridge is required, add another glass of water), cook under the lid until tender, stir.
- Let the porridge steep for a few minutes.
Corn porridge with milk will turn out even tastier if you add lemon zest, dried fruits, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and any fresh fruit when serving. You can flavor the dish with honey - it’s both tasty and healthy. In the latter case, you can reduce the amount of sugar or do without it altogether.
Step-by-step recipes
Classic version
Required ingredients:
- medium-ground corn grits - 1 cup;
- purified water - 2 glasses;
- milk - 2 glasses;
- sugar - 1 tablespoon;
- salt (to taste).
If you decide to cook porridge from coarse corn grits, only the cooking time will change.
Cooking process:
- Boil milk, cool.
- Rinse cold water corn grits in a sieve.
- Boil water in a large, thick-walled saucepan and add salt.
- Add cereal to boiling liquid.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the moisture has evaporated.
- Pour boiled milk over the steamed cereal. If necessary, add a glass of water.
- Cook for another 15–20 minutes, stirring every 2–3 minutes. The pan should be covered with a lid in between stirrings so that the cereal boils more thoroughly.
- Place a piece into the finished porridge butter and let it brew.
- Season the dish with sugar or honey and serve.
The cooled corn porridge turns into a thick, homogeneous mass. To make it liquid again, you just need to heat it up.
Video: cooking milk corn porridge on the stove
Liquid flour dish for babies
If the baby has already tried and rice porridge and he is more than eight months old, you can try adding corn to his diet. This can be done after introducing water dishes into complementary foods and if the child is not allergic to milk.
Ingredients required per serving:
- corn flour - 3 tablespoons;
- water - 100 ml;
- milk - 200 ml;
- salt, sugar (to taste).
Cooking process:
Cooking in a slow cooker
The easiest way to cook corn porridge with milk is in a slow cooker. The process does not require constant stirring. If all proportions are observed correctly, then the cereal will not burn to the bottom.
To make two servings of thin milk porridge from corn, we will need:
- corn grits - 100 g;
- purified water - 1.5 cups;
- pasteurized milk - 1.5 cups;
- butter - 50 g;
- sugar, salt (to taste).
Cooking process:
- Place the washed cereal in the multicooker bowl.
- Fill the contents with milk and water.
- Salt and add sugar to taste.
- Select the “Milk porridge” mode and set the time to 35 minutes.
- When the dish is ready, keep it in the “Warming” mode for another 15–20 minutes.
- We serve the porridge on the table.
Video: corn porridge with milk and pumpkin in a slow cooker
What is the most important meal for both adults and children? Of course - breakfast. After all, it is in the morning, after waking up, that our body needs to properly replenish its resources. Recharging in the morning the right breakfast, you will enrich your body with energy and productivity for the whole day. One of the options for a proper and tasty breakfast is porridge. And today I will tell you a recipe for how to cook corn porridge with milk.
How to choose the main ingredient
- When choosing corn grits, pay attention to its color. It should be bright yellow; this color indicates the high quality of the product. If the color has a brownish tint, then such cereals are not suitable for consumption.
- There should be no foreign objects in the cereal itself. It is best to take cereal by weight or in transparent packaging, so you can evaluate its quality.
- Cereals have three types of grinding: coarse, medium and fine. Coarse grinding is the most inconvenient for preparation, since such grains take a very long time to cook. Medium grind is ideal for making salty and sweet porridges. The finest grind is suitable for preparing porridges for children.
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