Recommendations for those who want to know how to cook corn porridge

It would seem that it can be more universal and tasty than a traditional Russian dish - porridge. It is not just a dish, but a part of the cultural traditions of our country, a page of its history and an integral part of the life of our ancestors.

However, at the same time, in the modern world there is practically no one who knows how to cook corn porridge - the elementary food is right and, more importantly, tasty. The problem is that this requires not only serious culinary abilities, without which it is impossible to withstand cooking time and observe all simple proportions at first glance, but also fantasy - without it any porridge will be an ordinary brew, a mixture of certain ingredients. Perhaps, therefore, corn milk porridge or any other causes in many people associations with something tasteless and unpleasant in appearance, that in the performance of their moms or cooks in the kindergarten it was cooked without imagination and special abilities. For this reason, many people are suspicious and dislike for such foods, although they do not even suspect how much they lose in life.

But if you want to try a wonderful dish as it really should be, you should follow some rules, which our ancestors knew perfectly well - for them, the cooking of corn porridge was not a problem or a difficult task. So, in order to create a culinary masterpiece, delicious and useful, flavored with oil and with various wonderful additives, you need:

- First of all carefully select the rump, paying attention to its color, appearance and smell. Freshness, freshness and freshness again - that should be the basis of delicious corn porridge. No mustiness, foreign flavors and, especially, stuck together grains;

- it is best to buy cereals immediately before cooking corn porridge. If you keep it at home, then only in glass or tin cans, in a place dry, thoroughly ventilated and cool, so that the groats do not spoil, not moldy and stick together;

- Also before you prepare this delicious dish, you need to think about how it will look - liquid, "gossipy" or crumbly. Depending on this, it is possible to choose on the basis of what liquid the cooking will take place - on milk or fruit juice, broth or on ordinary water;

- and, of course, we should not forget about delicious additives to any cereal - depending on what the porridge is prepared on, it can be small pieces of fish or even squares of meat, chopped mushrooms or vegetables, as well as sweets, slices or halves of fruits and berries , All sorts of candied fruits, spices and condiments, in addition to the standard sugar and salt.

If you do not know how to cook corn porridge delicious, it's better not to experiment, but use a wonderful recipe for food that is equally amazing in both cold and hot. To create it, you will need the following ingredients: corn grits (350 gr.), Water (900 ml.), A little butter, raisins and seasonings. The groats should be well prepared, washed and poured with hot water. Next, the future cereal should be carefully salted, add sugar, pour half of a portion of melted butter and a little raisins. After that, the container with the dish is sent to the oven, where it is cooked to a soft state on medium-intensity fire, then add the remaining oil, mix thoroughly and bake until the porridge is covered with an appetizing crust. If you want the dish to be more varied, then even before cooking corn porridge, you need to prepare pumpkin-apple puree, mix it with a small portion of honey and butter, let it brew and soak up the aromas of all the ingredients. Further, when the dish is ready, it can be decorated with mashed potatoes, laying it on a plate, and served on a table with a glass of milk.