Grød

Name: Grød
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: New Nordic
Ingredients: 1 tsp salt; 120 g oat flakes, steal-cut oats, barley or a combination of oats and rye; 1 litre (4 cups) milk (can also be a nut milk, such as cashew or almond); 1–2 tbsp brown sugar; 1–2 apples, diced; 500 g apples, peeled, cored and quartered; A drizzle of honey or Caramelised Milk Sauce; 2 bananas, sliced; 50 g toasted almonds, roughly chopped; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways

Porridge

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Copenhagen Cult Recipes

By Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou

Published 2019

About

This is a traditional dish, particularly suitable for young children. Porridge can be served at any time of the day and with different ingredients. The basic grain is oats, but it can be flaked buckwheat, quinoa, barley, rice or rye.

Ingredients

Basic Porridge

120 g oat flakes, steal-cut oats, barley or a combination of oats and rye
1

Europe
Denmark
Copenhagen
Breakfast
Nordic
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the grains with the milk and salt in a large saucepan then gently bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the heat very low, partially cover and cook for 20 minutes until the grains are swollen and tender but still have a little bite to them. The grød should have a thick consistency.

For the puréed apples, cut the apples into 2 cm pieces. Place in a saucepan with the sugar, vanilla bean