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95 g fine semolina (dry)
400 ml milk (412 g)
200 ml water (200 g)
70 g dried apricots, chopped
35 g almonds, roughly chopped
16 g honey
10 g unsalted butter
1 g ground cinnamon
Method
Put the apricots in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and leave them to plump while you cook the porridge. Drain before using.
Toast the almonds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then tip them out.
Heat the milk, water and cinnamon in a saucepan until steaming but not boiling.
Rain in the semolina, whisking constantly, and cook 4-5 minutes over low heat until it thickens to a pourable custard. Keep whisking through the thickening or it will go lumpy. Off the heat, beat in the butter.
Divide between two bowls and top with the drained apricots, almonds and honey.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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A smooth semolina porridge cooked in milk with cinnamon and a knob of butter, spooned over chopped dried apricots and toasted almonds.
Ingredients
95 g fine semolina (dry)
400 ml milk (412 g)
200 ml water (200 g)
70 g dried apricots, chopped
35 g almonds, roughly chopped
16 g honey
10 g unsalted butter
1 g ground cinnamon
Approximate per serving
2182 kJ / 521.5 kcal · protein 16.9 g · carbohydrate 62.3 g · fibre 6.6 g · fat 20.7 g · sodium 85.4 mg
Method
Put the apricots in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and leave them to plump while you cook the porridge. Drain before using.
Toast the almonds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then tip them out.
Heat the milk, water and cinnamon in a saucepan until steaming but not boiling.
Rain in the semolina, whisking constantly, and cook 4-5 minutes over low heat until it thickens to a pourable custard. Keep whisking through the thickening or it will go lumpy. Off the heat, beat in the butter.
Divide between two bowls and top with the drained apricots, almonds and honey.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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