Steel Cut Oatmeal

Submitted by SherryKaraoke

"I found this on Alton Brown's Good Eats and it is delicious. Adding the step of toasting with butter really adds to the flavor. Plus, adding the (already) boiling water to the toasted grains and letting it cook without constant attention (like a pilaf!) makes preparation soooo easy. And the buttermilk adds richness to the mix. My family loves the hearty flavor and texture of Scottish (steel-cut) oats, and this is the best recipe I've ever found."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup whole milk
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat buttermilk, plus
• 1 tablespoon low-fat buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

directions

1. In a large saucepot, melt the butter and add the oats.
2. Stir for 2 minutes to toast.
3. Add the boiling water and reduce heat to a simmer.
4. Keep at a low simmer for 25 minutes, without stirring.
5. Combine the milk and half of the buttermilk with the oatmeal.
6. Stir gently to combine and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
7. Spoon into a serving bowl and top with remaining buttermilk, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

Reviews

[LonghornMama]

Worked very well. I wasn't too sure about the buttermilk, and could detect that buttermilk twang even though I didn't add buttermilk to individual servings. Rich and creamy but not mushy goo. Next time I'll probably use all milk to test the difference. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[bmcnichol]

I bought steel cut oats about six months ago and they have been sitting in my cupboard. I decided to make this for my son and I for dinner. Since I never made steel cut oats before I followed the recipe exactly as written other then I used 2% milk and I didn't have buttermilk so just used all milk. I but the sugar and cinnamon in the saucepan when I added the milk as I hadn't read all the directions. I also used Splenda brown sugar blend as that is all I buy. We really enjoyed this. We do have some left over for tomorrow morning. Very good and easy to make.

 

[SReiff]

delish!! made this several times now. love the taste and the texture!! i add about 1/4 tsp. of salt and sometimes a splash of lower calorie maple syrup. pecan pieces are great on top of this too! thanks for posting! will be making this often.

 

[Recipe Junkie]

Yes, very delicious and very healthy. I will keep this handy for those cold mornings coming up soon. Thanks for posting!

 

[mangomom]

Excellent oatmeal! I didn't have buttermilk, so I used 3/4 cup vanilla soy milk with a dash of cider vinegar for all the milk. While the oatmeal cooked, I also diced up two apples, added a splash of water and cooked in the microwave (I used the 1 cup fresh vegetable setting). When cooked, but still somewhat firm, I drained most of the liquid, and added brown sugar, cinnamon and maple syrup to taste, so that it was like a baked apple. This was yummy on top of the oatmeal!