FEWER THAN 10 INGREDIENTS / FAST/SLOW / MODIFIED NATURAL RELEASE / VEGETARIAN / CAN BE GLUTEN-FREE

Buttery Toasted Oatmeal

4 servings

Toasting raw oats in butter gives them a nutty flavor that is more complex than basic oatmeal. Again, there’s no sweetener in the pot to keep the recipe basic. Add whatever you like to each serving.

Because steel-cut oats can sit on the shelf and are not sold quickly in this go-go world, they have varying amounts of remaining, residual moisture. If your oats are dried out, if they do not easily absorb liquid as they cook and end up soupy in the finished dish, set the lid askew over the pot for 5 minutes after opening. Once softened from the pressure, they will absorb liquid as they sit.

3 tablespoons butter

1 cup steel-cut oats

2¾ cups water

¼ teaspoon table salt

1.

Press the button for: SAUTÉ

Set it for: MEDIUM, NORMAL, or CUSTOM 300°F

Set the time for: 5 minutes

If necessary, press: START

2. Melt the butter in a 3- or 6-quart cooker. Add the oats and stir until they smell toasty, about 3 minutes. Turn off the SAUTÉ function; stir in the water and salt. Lock the lid onto the pot.

3.

Set the machine for: PRESSURE COOK

Set the level for: MAX

The valve must be:

Set the time for: 3 minutes with the KEEP WARM setting off

If necessary, press: START

 

Set the machine for: PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL

Set the level for: HIGH

The valve must be: Closed

Set the time for: 4 minutes with the KEEP WARM setting off

If necessary, press: START

4. When the machine has finished cooking, turn it off and let its pressure return to normal naturally for 10 minutes. Then use the quick-release method to remove any residual pressure. Unlatch the lid and open the pot. Stir well before serving.

Beyond

• For an 8-quart cooker, you must increase all the ingredients by 50 percent. Or you can double them in either a 6-quart or 8-quart cooker.

• For an even nuttier oatmeal, substitute a toasted or roasted nut oil of any sort (hazelnut, pecan, pistachio, walnut) for the butter.

• Letting the pot come back to normal pressure naturally for 10 minutes results in oatmeal that’s still a tad chewy. If you want super creamy oatmeal, let it return to natural pressure for 20 minutes before releasing the remainder of the pressure with the quick-release method.

• To use the SLOW COOK mode, complete the recipe through step 2, then add the oats and increase the water to 4 cups. Cook on SLOW COOK on HIGH for 4 hours, with the KEEP WARM setting off (or on for 2 hours).