Cut Oatmeal w/Brown Sugar, Heavy Cream + Salt

Name: Cut Oatmeal w/Brown Sugar, Heavy Cream + Salt
Ingredients: 2 oz [60 ml] Drambuie or other whiskey or brandy; 2 oz [60 ml] Drambuie or other whiskey or brandy; 1 cup [200 g] steel-cut or ground oats; 2 oz [60 ml] Drambuie or other whiskey or brandy; Brown sugar; Coarse salt; ½ cup [125 ml] heavy cream; 1 cup [200 g] steel-cut or ground oats

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Grist

By Abra Berens

Published 2021

About

My best friend Tim Mazurek always has a bottle of Drambuie on hand. “For the oatmeal!” he insists. Adding a shot of the honeyed and slightly spicy whiskey brings complexity to a morning’s bowl of porridge on its own or with any number of toppings. Oats’ slightly savory nature also plays well with salty garnishes.

Ingredients

1 cup [200 g] steel-cut or ground oats
2 oz [

Brunch
Breakfast
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a medium saucepan (a bit larger than you might think), dry toast the oats over medium heat until lightly browned, stirring now and then, about 1 minute. Add the whiskey and let cook off completely.

Add 4 cups [1 L] of water with a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cook until the water is absorbed and the oats are tender, about 30 minutes (half as long if soaked