If you are one of those who have never tried cooking oatmeal, it’s really quite simple. First off, you need to get familiar with the different types of oatmeal available.
Oatmeal Variants
Oat groats take the longest time to cook. These are made from grains that have been toasted and cleaned. Rolled oats are steamed and leveled with rollers and allowed to dry. Cooking time is approximately 15 minutes.
Quick cook oats are also rolled types. But as the name suggests they cook very fast. These thin oats take no more than 5 minutes to cook. Instant oatmeal have already been cooked and dried. If cooking oatmeal of this type, one just needs to add hot water. Its flour by the way, is made of ground oat groat. The steel cut oats are of the unrolled types, only smaller.
How to Cook Rolled Oats
Also called old fashioned oats, you need to prepare the following.
Ingredients
Water
Rolled oats
Salt (1 tsp)
Brown sugar
Raisins
Milk
Instructions
Pour in a cup of oats for every 3 cups of water in the...
How to Cook Steak
The following method for cooking steak is for the well done variety. You can use the same techniques for rare and medium types but the cooking time needs to be less.
Ingredients
Steaks
cooking oil
Seasoning (salt, pepper, spice, garlic, it’s up to you)
Lemon juice or wine
Butter (optional)
Water
Precooking Preparations
Start by rinsing the steaks with water. Pat until it dries and make holes in the steak with a fork. Make several holes in it. Repeat the process on the other side. Add some salt.
Cooking
Put some cooking oil in the pan. Turn it up into medium heat. Begin cooking steak by tossing the meat in the pan. Cover with a lid. Just leave it there for 60 seconds. Take it away from the heat. Do not take off the cover until the sizzle stops. Remove the lid and turn the meat over. You can use a spatula for this task. Put the lid back on. Place it back on the heat for 90 seconds.
Adding Flavor
After 90 seconds, lift it from the heat. Let the sizzle stop and then open the lid. Turn...
How to Cook Filet Mignon
As the costliest and tenderest of all beef cuts, cooking filet mignon should be done with care. Here is a guide to preparing and serving it right.
Ingredients
Filet mignon
Salt
Black pepper
Cooking oil
Bacon (optional)
Skillet
Instructions
Put some black pepper around the filet mignon. Put the black pepper as deep into the steak as possible so the flavor stays. Add as much salt as desired. Take a teaspoonful of cooking oil. Put it in the skillet. When the oil starts smoking, place each filet mignon in the skillet. Give each piece some space from each other.
Cooking time is as follows. If you want tit rare, cook for six minutes per side. Those cooking filet mignon medium rare should cook for 7 minutes per side. Well done filet mignon requires 9 minutes of cooking time for each side. Lower the setting to medium high if the meat gets too dark.
Resting and Serving
Take the skillet away from the heat. Put the filet on a cutting board and cover with foil. Let the steaks rest for 5 to 10 minutes....
How to Cook Ribs
Although cooking ribs is usually done on grills, equally great results come when it’s cooked in the oven. The added advantage is you can do it even when it rains.
Ingredients
Ribs (a good ratio is one pound per adult)
Seasonings (basic ones include salt, garlic, pepper and cheese. Other spices are paprika, turmeric, chili etc)
Aluminum foil
Honey
Vegetables (optional)
Marinade or Italian dressing
Cooking Instructions
Start by seasoning the ribs. Apply the garnishing and herbs. You can add as many as desired. The marinade and Italian dressing are options. What marinating does is soften the meat and give extra moistness.
If extra tenderness is what you want, consider marinating before cooking ribs. You can make marinade sauce or buy ready made ones in the store.
Put some foil on the baking pan. Make sure that the pan edges are also covered with the foil. Ideally the pan should have 2 inch sides and the ribs can fit in. Stacking the ribs is a bad idea because the ribs won’t cook uniformly.
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