One Pot Poached Pear Porridge
November, 2018
This one pot porridge is so simple to make and was created from my desire to reduce washing up and waste when I was experimenting with recipes one morning. Tasty and only one pot to wash- could it get any better?
The recipe asks you to add a tea bag to the water. I have made this with Earl Grey, sour cherry and rose. Any herbal tea will work well. If you don't have a tea bag you can use loose leaf and sieve the leaves at step 4, while retaining the water to cook the porridge. Or you can substitute the tea for 2 drops of vanilla essence. It really is so adaptable!
One Pot Poached Pear Porridge
Serves 1
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups water
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1 tea bag of choice (Earl Grey or a fruit tea works well)
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1 pear, peeled lengthways (it looks nicer)
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1/2 cup rolled oats
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1/2 cup milk
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1 tbs chia or hemp seeds (1/2 for porridge and 1/2 for topping)
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3 tbs Greek yoghurt
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1 tsp honey
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2 tbs walnuts
Note: you can either caramelise the walnuts at step 2 or if you want to save on washing up, just sprinkle the uncooked walnuts and honey as toppings at the end.
Method
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Add water, tea bag (or vanilla essence) and pear in a small saucepan. Poach on medium-high heat with lid on for 5-10 minutes turning occasionally so that all sides are cooked. The cooking time will depend on how ripe the pear is. It is ready to take out when a fork will easily pierce the flesh
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While the pear is cooking, add honey and walnuts to a second pan and cook on low-medium heat for about 4 minutes to caramelise, stirring so that the walnuts don't stick to the bottom. Set aside.
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Once pear is ready remove and place aside
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Remove the tea bag from the water
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Add milk to the tea water with oats and half of the chia seeds. Lower the heat to low-medium and stir for about 1-2 minutes until creamy
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Pour porridge into a bowl, top with pear, yoghurt, remaining chia seeds and caramelised walnut.