Do you need to stir millet porridge constantly when cooking it? Why do you need to stir millet porridge constantly with a spoon?

We all know that millet porridge is a common type of porridge. It tastes sweet and delicious, warms the stomach, has high nutritional value, and is good for the body. Many people cook millet porridge at home, especially the middle-aged and elderly. So why do you need to stir the millet porridge with a spoon? Let's take a closer look!

Why do we need to stir millet porridge with a spoon?

There are two benefits to stirring millet constantly during cooking:

1. Prevent millet from sticking to the bottom

If you don't stir the millet with a spoon during the cooking process, the millet will sink to the bottom of the pot. The side that is in direct contact with the bottom of the pot will be heated for too long and will easily stick to the bottom, which will eventually cause the cooked millet porridge to have a burnt smell. If you stir the porridge during the cooking process, the rice grains will float in the water and will not sink to the bottom, thus avoiding the sticking phenomenon.

2. It can make millet porridge thicker faster

Stirring millet while cooking can speed up the millet blooming and make it easier to mix the rice grains with the porridge water, making the millet porridge more viscous.

How to cook millet porridge

Required materials: 150g millet, a little pumpkin, 550g water, a little cooking oil

Production steps:

1. Wash the millet twice, pour out the water, add a little cooking oil and marinate for 20 minutes.

2. Peel the pumpkin and cut it into small pieces for later use.

3. Add water to the casserole and bring to a boil over high heat. Pour in millet and bring to a boil. Control the heat to make the porridge water roll. Then add pumpkin pieces and cook together. Stir constantly with a spoon during the cooking process (because the millet has been softened in advance, the cooking time will not be long) until the millet porridge becomes gelatinous and sticky, then turn off the heat. Finally, the millet porridge is ready.

What are the techniques for making millet porridge oil?

1. Soak in water first

Soaking in water is an important step in cooking millet porridge. If you put the millet directly into the pot, it will be difficult to make it taste good, so soaking in water is necessary. This will allow the millet to absorb enough water and begin to expand. Only in this way can you cook sticky and delicious millet porridge, and in the subsequent production, you can also better extract rice oil.

2. Use hot water

The water used to cook porridge is also very important. Many people don’t know whether it is better to use hot water or cold water when cooking millet porridge. Many people are used to using cold water, but this is wrong. The porridge shop owner said that it is best to use hot water to cook millet porridge. After the water is hot, put the millet in, which will make the millet enter the cooking state immediately. This will allow the nutrients in the millet to dissolve better in the water, so that there will be more rice oil.

3. Grasp the mixing time

When the millet is just put into the pot, stir it, then cover it with a lid and simmer for fifteen minutes. At this time, the millet will become fluffy because it has absorbed more water, which will also make the millet more viscous. Continue stirring, which will facilitate the seepage of rice oil and enhance the viscosity of the millet porridge. After it is cooked, you will no longer drink very thin millet porridge.