c/cooking · by simpliston@programming.dev · 26dGruel from 1804. The brandy gave a nice fruity aroma I swear I'm not an alcoholic Recipe: https://www.epimel.es/recipes/gruel-fra-1804 21 points · 5 comments · view on lemmy.world
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A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 7 pts · 26d
Hehe of course the alcohol boils off.
One step closer to the source: https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/gruel and a video.
The original recipe seems a bit posh - or, as the book cover says, for the "Nobleman, gentleman and tradesman".
But the combo of brandy, butter, (cane) sugar and nutmeg sounds really nice.
BTW I wonder if oatmeal originally refered to rolled oats or coarse flour.
simpliston@programming.dev · 5 pts · 26d
It's definitely the best oatmeal I've tasted. I was sceptical, but it worked out very well. I've actually been wanting to make it again, haha
dumples@piefed.social · 3 pts · 25d
It looks like for the old recipe the brandy was only boiled for the last 5 minutes compared to the modern recipe. What did you do?
I'm sure the alcohol boils off from both. But brandy gives a great taste when cooking
simpliston@programming.dev · 2 pts · 25d
I let it boil for about 20 more minutes after adding the flavourings. But after that, I changed the recipe to add the brandy earlier, so it gets more time to boil off. I'll try it that way next time
dumples@piefed.social · 2 pts · 24d
Sounds delicious