Homemade Milk-Egg Enriched Oatmeal Porridge 🥣

 

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1. 400ml rolled oats

2. 700ml fresh milk

3. 8 eggs + 100ml milk

4. 0.5g salt or 1 turn of the salt shaker🧂)

Directions:

1. In a pot, add 400ml of rolled oats.

2. Add 700ml of fresh milk.

3. Add salt

4. Bring to light boil under constant stirring on high heat (takes about 2-5 mins).

5. Cover and simmer under low heat (no. 4 on my stove) for 10 mins.

6. Now it’s done and can be eaten if you don’t wish to add egg 🙂

7. In a separate bowl, beat 8 eggs and 100ml of milk and mix well.

8. Add to the oatmeal porridge under constant stirring to mix well. The heat of the hot porridge will cook the eggs.

9. Done 🙂 You can cook and stir a little longer if you wish a thicker consistency:-)

Additional Information:

Every family has their own way of making oatmeal porridge. This is the way I make it for our family :--). Eat it on its own or with top with some berries🫐, sunflower seeds, strawberry sauce🍓or a bit of honey🍯

I also use this as base ingredients for our smoothie.

Some general ratios:

In general, use 1 part rolled oats to 2 parts fresh milk.

And mix 1 egg with approx. 1 tablespoon fresh milk.

I have to squeeze in as much protein as possible into C’s diet as she is a very picky eater.

It forces me to think creatively and use a lot of time to make home-cooked food. But in the process, I have discovered many wonderful and tasty recipes through trial and error.

God doesn’t waste any of our pain and suffering. Through this difficulty, God helped me to dive hard in, in search of food that our picky daughter could eat and grow up well.

It uses a lot of my time in these experiments. This is the one of reasons why I have chosen to be a stay home mom.

Oatmeal porridge cooked with fresh milk enhanced with eggs for vitamin B and vitamin D (the latter is much needed for bone growth and development) and a dash of salt.

You can sweeten with it honey or eat it without any sweetener.

This time round, i added more eggs -  3 eggs in this small pot of oatmeal. To prevent caking and to get a nice smooth egg custard texture, first beat the eggs in a separate bowl, then add a bit of milk, about 50 - 100 ml milk to the egg mixture, then stir into the pot in a tiny stream under low fire. Only add in the egg mixture at the last stage of cooking the oatmeal porridge, basically after the porridge is cooked.

Use low to medium heat (highest no. 4.5 out of 9 on my stove).

To make it even more tasty by giving it an added layer of texture and bite, sprinkle a tablespoon of raw oats into the porridge and mix well after you have off the fire and about to serve 🙂

Adjust the consistency to your liking by adding a bit of milk if needed.

If your child can accept it, add a bit of sunflower seeds. If they are picky like mine, you can a dash of muesli or chocolate chips of homemade strawberry sauce 🙂

There you go, you now have a delicious super-nutritious slow-burning energy oatmeal packed with natural calcium, vitamins B especially vitamin B12, vitamin D, minerals and loads of protein and fiber for your growing children.

And if you have a super picky eater like mine, don’t give up. Pray to Jesus. He understands and He will help you. He will dry your tears and give you the strength to continue being a mom.

Rolled oats

In a pot, turn heat to low-medium (no. 4 on my stove) and add 400ml of rolled oats.

Add 700ml of fresh milk. I like to use full-cream fresh milk for the richness, flavor and taste.

Add a pinch of salt 0.5g or 1 turn of the salt shaker.

Stir and mix well.

Cover and let it simmer and cook for 20 mins until cooked. Stir occasionally.

Noe it is done :-) You can eat it on its own like that, and it tastes super. You can also add eggs to enhance the nutritional value. If so, continue as follows:

In a separate bowl, crack 8 eggs and add 100ml of fresh milk.

Mix well.

Add egg mixture.

Stir and mix well.

Now it is done :-) Look how rich and creamy it is :-) You can eat it on its own now.

You can add some raw rolled oats in for a layer of taste and texture (optional).

You can also sweeten it with honey as desired.

Store it in an air-tight glass container and can keep in fridge for 3 days or in the freezer for 6 months.

You can sprinkle some raw rolled oats on top of the container too for layer and texture of taste, and it also helps to prevent a film from forming on the oat porridge (if you mind having this film).

Serve with a dash of homemade strawberry sauce or

Oatmeal porridge with homemade strawberry sauce sweetened with honey and top it with some berries and nuts for breakfast🍓Bon Appetit :-)