Savory Oatmeal

I made some a while ago and it was delicious! I was inspired by congee (rice porridge) that I usually only eat when I'm staying at hotels in Asia, though occasionally I find it locally if I'm staying in a hotel with lots of tour groups.
Now, I think about it, I made it kind of like a cross between fried rice (nasi goreng) and congee.

This is not quite a recipe, but here's how I made it:
- Cooked rolled oats in a saucepan with half water/half skim milk until thick and creamy.
- In a non stick pan, cooked spring onions and finely chopped zucchini and red capsicum until soft.
- Stirred the veggies into the porridge with some chilli flakes, sesame oil, soy sauce.
- Served it up, topped with a fried egg and some chopped coriander. Hot sauce or fresh chilli would be good too, you could skip the chilli flakes unless you want it really spicy.

... eat savoury oats everyday, can't stand sweet ones.

If in a rush cooked in chicken / vegetables stock, crack 3 eggs inside and a bit of salt / chilly sauce.
Boil hot water and add tomato concentrate and harissa (northern african chilly paste) add the oats along with some some cumin seeds and once cooked some cilantro - with some eggs on the side.
Mixed with chopped vegetables, cooked in veg stock.
Half cooked with water and salt - when still a bit runny finish them up in a pan and flatten them down like a pancake, cook both sides, add eggs, bacon or what ever in the mood.
Cook them in milk and finish them off with parmesan / cheese.

I could go on for a couple of hours...

janejellyroll wrote: »

I will add PB2 or peanut butter and chili paste to my oatmeal.

I do this, or add .5 oz cheddar cheese, or 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast with squirt of mustard. I will have to try the other ideas in this thread!

Alluminati wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

I will add PB2 or peanut butter and chili paste to my oatmeal.

this sounds amazing

I love it! If I'm at a hotel breakfast bar, I'll use hot sauce instead . . . but the chili paste is really the best.

Salsa + whatever leftover veggies I've got (eg peppers, spinach, onions, mushrooms, etc.) + cheese + poached or boiled egg

Wasabi + soy sauce squash or sweet potato + boiled egg + spinach + leftover shredded pork

BBQ sauce + leftover shredded chicken (e.g. rotisserie chicken, crockpot chicken) + mushrooms + cheese

Tomato sauce + pepperoni + mushrooms and peppers + cheese (PIZZA OATS FTW)

You could b theory make an oatmeal version of any congee...countless savoury versions.

Bacon or ham added to the oatmeal!

I have never had savory oatmeal, but the poached egg sounds really good.
I always have steel cut oats. I saute the oats in a little coconut oil. I am going to try this tomorrow. I think I will saute the oats with some onion. Then cook it with liquid. Add some cooked bacon and top with a poached egg.