Having recently learned (as part of my studying with the Academy of Beauty Nutrition) what a superstar superfood and skin-beauty-food oats are, I had to give them another try and see how I could make them work for me.
I think I’ve never really liked porridge as it tends to be sweet and I prefer eating savoury foods.
So I’ve been playing with savoury oats - and two dishes are now actually my new favourite weekend breakfasts!
Good for you, filling, satisfying, simple and full of flavour.
I started with this Thai-influenced savoury oats - I had a sort of breakfast rice porridge congee in mind - and I also made a delicious South Indian-inspired savoury breakfast oat dish too.
For this kinda-congee and to make enough for one person you’ll need:
1 teaspoon coconut or olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
1/2-1 red birds eye chilli (to your taste) - chopped finely
Chopped vegetables - mushroom, peppers, carrot … whatever you have and like
200 ml stock made with 1/3 Knorr stock cube (chicken or vegetable, your choice)
Oats - I use two scoops of this coffee scoop that says 7g on it
Light soy sauce
Fish sauce (just omit if you’re making this vegetarian or vegan)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 or 2 spring onions, chopped
chopped fresh coriander, if liked
Juice of 1/2 lime
First, prepare the vegetables.
Put the oil into a non-stick frying pan and when starting to warm, add the garlic and chilli and stir for about 30 seconds until it releases that beautiful smell!
Then add the vegetables and a good splash of water and cook for 3-4 minutes - I put a lid on top as I want to keep all the water/steam goodness in the vegetables.
Put to one side and in a saucepan add the oats and stock and simmer, stirring often, for four minutes.
Add the vegetables to the oats and stir to mix - if it’s too sticky add a splash of water.
Add the soy and fish sauces, the sugar, spring onions, coriander and lime juice and cook for another minute or two, stirring all the time.
And that’s it! Super-fast, filling and tasty … I really hope you like this too.
I had been planning to top this with a poached egg but oats are so high in protein it’s definitely not ‘needed’ nutritionally.
I also found the oats so filling I think the egg might have been too much! But if you’re very hungry or just fancy it, then an egg on top would be very delicious.
