Spelt porridge on water

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare all the ingredients. Please note that this recipe uses whole spelt grains, not crushed or flakes. It is better to use filtered (drinking) water, but you can also use it from the tap. You can cook any amount of spelt, easily calculating the required amount of water. The ratio of grain and water should be 1:3.

2. Step 2:

   

   Review and select the cereal carefully. The easiest way to do this is to pour out the cereals on the desktop and, sifting out trash cans and foreign elements, collect only whole spelt grains in a bowl. Thus, foreign debris, impurities, rotten grains and the like will not get into the finished porridge.

3. Step 3:

   

   Thoroughly rinse the spelt under running water, the water should become clean. Then fill the spelt with 2 cups of clean water and let the grains swell for at least 2 hours. But if time permits, it is better to leave the spelt to soak all night or all day. I left the spelt to soak overnight.

5. Step 4:

   

   Drain the old water, throw the spelt into a sieve and rinse again under water. Then pour the spelt into a saucepan with a non-stick thick bottom. Since the porridge will cook for a long time, the non-stick coating will reduce the adhesion of the spelt to the surface it protects. Pour 2 cups of clean water into the saucepan again and put the pan with the cereal on the fire, bring the water to a boil.

6. Step 5:

   

   Reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and cook the porridge over low heat, stirring it from time to time and controlling the foam output. It is necessary to cook until the moisture completely boils away. The cooking time can take from 1.5 hours to 2 hours. This is influenced by the dishes in which you cook, the spelt grains themselves and the time for which you soaked the spelt.

7. Step 6:

   

   At the end of cooking, salt the polbennaya porridge to taste and add butter if desired. Stir, then cover the pan with a lid and wrap it in a blanket or blanket for 20 minutes. Porridge should rest a little. After that, put the finished porridge on plates and serve it on the table.