Corn porridge very useful for both adults and children. A large amount of fiber in its composition promotes the removal of toxins, and vitamins of groups A, B (1,2), C contribute to the overall strengthening of the body. Very tasty sweet corn porridge with milk can be prepared using a slow cooker. At your request, you can add various dried fruits (for example, raisins or dried apricots), and sugar can be replaced with honey.
Prepare the necessary products.
Wash the corn grits.
Place corn grits in the multicooker bowl, pour in milk and water. Add a little salt and sugar. 
Set the multicooker to “Porridge” mode. This is the mode for cooking porridge at a temperature of 90 °C. Some multicookers have a special “Milk porridge” mode. Cooking time depends on how finely the corn is crushed. On average it takes 1 hour to prepare. But it may take more time. Therefore, after 1 hour has passed, look under the lid and look at the porridge. If there is a lot of water and milk left, and the porridge is not swollen and has a hard taste, then you should boil it a little more. 
About 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add pre-washed raisins or other dried fruits. 
Stir the porridge and cook for another 10 minutes.
Serve hot corn porridge cooked in a slow cooker. 
Bon appetit!
Corn porridge is considered national dish in Moldova and Romania, popular in Italy, where it is called polenta. Porridge is prepared from corn grits (finely ground corn). You can cook porridge in water or milk, with the addition of herbs, Very delicious combination gives corn grits with pumpkin in porridge. Corn grits are very healthy, they are rich in vitamins and contain few calories, which makes them indispensable for people watching their weight and leading healthy image life. Cooking corn porridge is similar in technology to cooking millet porridge, but corn porridge needs to be stirred more often. This tip is for those who cook porridge on the stove. And those who cook corn porridge with milk in a slow cooker, you are freed from this, because the multicooker will prepare delicious porridge without your participation.
Ingredients:
- 500 ml milk (you can take 400 ml milk and 100 ml water)
- 0.5 multi cup corn grits
- 2 tbsp. l. Sahara
- a pinch of salt
- butter to taste
Preparation:
Wash the corn grits and pour into the multicooker bowl. Add sugar, salt and butter.
Pour in milk. Mix.
Set mode “”
After the signal corn porridge with milk stir again.
Ideally, it would be great to leave the porridge for another 30-40 minutes in the heating mode, the porridge will “cook” and thicken a little more. This option is very suitable for a timer; the time needs to be calculated so that the corn porridge simmers a little more while heating
Porridges are exactly those dishes that are quite simple to prepare, but there are a lot of benefits from consuming them. Corn porridge is unique in composition and tasty. It is versatile in preparation and quite nutritious. There are a considerable number of different recipes: with milk, water, with dried fruits, with meat and with other additives. Cooked corn porridge in the Polaris multicooker is no less tasty.
About the dish
Cornmeal dishes prepared in the Polaris multicooker are useful not only for children, but also for adults. Thanks to the content in this product large quantity fiber, as well as various microelements and B vitamins, the porridge turns out to be very satisfying, tasty and maximally nutritious. And the absence of cereal protein and gluten makes this dish hypoallergenic, which allows it to be introduced as complementary food to babies up to one year old.
Corn porridge cooked in a Polaris multicooker can be a good dish for those who want to get rid of excess weight. It is nutritious, satisfying, but at the same time low in calories.
Despite all the nutritional properties of such a dish, special attention should be paid to the choice of the cereal itself. After all, it has a limited shelf life and special storage conditions. To prepare delicious porridge, you must follow these tips:
- corn grits should be properly stored in a dry and cool place;
- for regular porridge you should choose medium-ground grains, and for cooking baby food you should give preference to smaller grains;
- Before cooking, the cereal should not be soaked; you just need to rinse it thoroughly.
IN classic recipe the ratio of liquid to cereal is 1:4, and for a more liquid consistency you can take the ratio of products - 1:6.
The standard cooking option is considered to be the one with water, but the most delicious is still porridge cooked in a Polaris multicooker with milk.
Ingredients
Servings: – +
- corn grits140 g (1 multi-cup)
- milk 540 ml (3 multi-cups)
- water 540 ml (3 multi-cups)
- salt to taste
- sugar 3 tsp.
- butter 50 gr
Calories: 94.4 kcal
Proteins: 2.1 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbohydrates: 11.7 g
1 hour. 30 min. Video recipe Print
Often such porridge is cooked in a Polaris multicooker using the “Delayed Start” function. This program allows you to make breakfast the next morning in the evening, while getting a completely prepared and hot dish.
In this case, all the ingredients are loaded into the pan of the Polaris multicooker as usual, only when setting the cooking time, the time for which you want to delay the start of cooking is added using the “Timer” button. Then set the “Heating” mode to certain time so that breakfast remains hot even after cooking. Only after this press the “Start” button.
Corn porridge in the Polaris multicooker is very easy to prepare, and its taste is excellent. It is healthy and quite filling, ideal for morning breakfast.
Corn porridge in a slow cooker is not only a children's dish, full of useful substances and vitamins. Corn porridge can become one of your favorite dishes! A multicooker allows you to prepare dishes at home that were previously unpopular in the family due to difficulties in preparation. Here's the same corn porridge: you can't cook it in a regular pan - it will burn, you need a thick-walled one. And it turns out most delicious in a Russian oven.
in a slow cooker it turns out like something out of a Russian oven, it will never burn and cooks perfectly. Therefore, our site is pleased to offer several simple corn porridge recipes that are definitely worth trying!Corn porridge in a slow cooker with milk
Ingredients:
1 stack corn grits,
3 stacks milk,
3 stacks water,
2-4 tbsp. Sahara,
a pinch of salt,
1 tbsp. vegetable oil,
good butter - something for everyone's taste on a plate.
Preparation:
If necessary, rinse the corn grits in cold water. Add all ingredients except butter, stir and close the lid. Set the “Milk porridge” or “Porridge” mode (default operating time is 40 minutes). When serving, place a piece of butter on each plate.
Another children's dish that all pumpkin lovers will rightfully appreciate is corn porridge with pumpkin. This sunny porridge will cheer you up in the gloomiest weather! To prepare this porridge, the cereal must first be fried in a clean, dry frying pan. This will add additional flavor to the finished dish.
Corn porridge with milk and pumpkin
Ingredients:
1 stack corn grits,
700-800 ml milk,
250 g pumpkin pulp,
3-5 tbsp. sugar (or to taste)
a pinch of salt,
butter - for serving.
Preparation:
Fry the washed and dried cereal in a dry frying pan. Grate the pumpkin or grind it using a blender. Pour milk into the bowl, add the cereal, add pumpkin, salt and sugar, you can put a piece of butter, or better yet, grease the walls of the bowl with it so that the cereal does not boil away through the valve. Stir the ingredients and close the lid. Set the “Milk porridge” mode.
Another sunny porridge is made from a mixture of cereals - corn and millet. If your household is not accustomed to the taste of corn grits, add it gradually, starting with small doses and eventually reaching a 1 to 1 ratio.
Millet-corn porridge with apples and dried fruits
Ingredients:
½ cup corn grits,
½ cup millet cereals,
2-3 stacks. milk,
2-3 stacks. water,
2 apples,
raisins and other dried fruits - to taste,
2-3 tbsp. butter,
a pinch of salt,
sugar - to taste.
Preparation:
Rinse millet with boiling water to remove bitterness. Also wash the corn grits. It is necessary to wash cereals for cooking in a multicooker, as this reduces the amount of foam during cooking and the porridge does not escape through the valve. Peel the apples and grate them on a coarse grater. Place cereals, salt, sugar, apples in a bowl, pour in water and close the lid. Set the “Buckwheat” or “Porridge” mode. When it sounds ready, add dried fruits (washed and dried) to the porridge, stir and leave in the “Warming” mode for another 15-20 minutes.
If dried fruits in porridge are not to your taste, you can omit them.
Corn porridge in a slow cooker acquires a special taste if you add good cheese and herbs to it.
Corn porridge with cheese and herbs
Ingredients:
350 g corn grits,
1 liter of water,
100-200 g of any cheese (to taste),
1 tbsp. vegetable oil,
greens, salt - to taste.
Preparation:
Pour water into a bowl, add washed cereal, salt and vegetable oil. Mix everything well, close the lid and set the “Porridge”, “Grains” or “Buckwheat” mode. When serving, place chopped herbs, butter and grated cheese to taste on each plate. You can use any cheese, from feta cheese to high-quality hard cheese.
When preparing corn porridge with water, be guided by your preferences: if you like porridge that is well-cooked and tender, add water in a ratio of approximately 1 to 5 or 1 to 6; A denser porridge will be obtained if you add water in a ratio of 1 to 3.
For those who like a hearty dinner, we have a recipe for corn porridge with meat. It uses chicken breast, although it can be replaced with pork, veal or turkey.
Corn porridge with meat and vegetables
Ingredients:
200 g corn grits,
700-800 ml water,
300-400 g chicken breast,
1 onion,
1 carrot,
2-3 tbsp. vegetable oil,
salt, spices - to taste and desire.
Preparation:
Rinse the chicken breast, pat dry with paper towels and cut into cubes. Turn on the “Frying” or “Baking” mode, pour vegetable oil into the bowl and heat it. Place the meat in a bowl and fry, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Meanwhile, chop the onion and carrots and add to the bowl with the meat. Stir and cook for 10-15 minutes until the carrots become soft and the onions are transparent. After this, add the washed cereal to the bowl, add water and switch the multicooker to the “Stew” mode for 45-60 minutes or to the “Pilaf” mode if you want to get a crispy crust. After the signal about the end of the mode, leave the porridge in the “Warming” mode for 10-15 minutes.
By the way, if you don’t want the consistency of the corn porridge to thicken, don’t let it sit in the heating mode. Corn porridge always hardens when it cools, so when heating the porridge, add hot milk or water and whisk lightly.
Corn porridge in a slow cooker will suit all members of your family. For little ones, it is better to grind corn grits in a blender or coffee grinder until it becomes flour. And if you don’t really like slightly undercooked corn grits, which usually happens if the porridge is cooked in the standard cereal cooking mode, choose programs with a long cooking time, such as the “Stew” program, setting the cooking time to at least an hour. However, you will learn all these subtleties yourself if you cook such tasty and healthy corn porridge in a slow cooker more often.
Bon appetit and new culinary discoveries!
Larisa Shuftaykina
It is unknown why, but this dish is not at all popular with us. But corn porridge in a slow cooker with milk is a tasty and satisfying breakfast for the whole family.
The dish is somewhat reminiscent of corn sticks in taste and is prepared quickly. So be sure to try making this porridge for breakfast, especially if you’ve never done it before.
Required Products:
- 150 grams of corn grits;
- salt and sugar to your taste;
- 50 grams of butter;
- 0.7 liters of milk.
Cooking process:
Corn grits, like any other, must be washed and allowed to dry before use. After this, you can put it in the multicooker bowl.
- Immediately add the specified amount of butter, a pinch of salt and fill the container with milk.
- Turn on the device in the “Milk porridge” mode for about 30 minutes and before serving, sprinkle the dish with sugar to your taste.
Correct proportions of milk and cereals
To obtain tasty dish, and not an unappetizing mass of strange consistency, you need to know the correct proportions of porridge and milk when cooking it in a slow cooker.
Much depends on the hostess’s own preferences. What consistency do you want the porridge to end up with?
- For a fairly thick and viscous mixture, the optimal proportion is 1:3. That is, for a glass of cereal you will need three glasses of milk.
- To get liquid scrambled porridge, you need to increase the amount of milk to five glasses (the cereal/milk ratio is 1:5).
Milk corn porridge with dried fruits
Required Products:
- 30 grams of raisins;
- 1 glass of cereal;
- 50 grams of butter;
- four glasses of milk;
- 50 grams of prunes.
Cooking process:
- Coat the bowl with oil and place the pre-washed cereal into it. If you have it very finely ground, then you don’t have to wash it. Place the remaining piece of butter on top.
- Also be sure to wash the dried fruits and let them dry a little. Chop the prunes into pieces convenient for consumption.
- Pour milk into the bowl, season with salt to taste and add dried fruits. Stir the future porridge and turn on the device for 40 minutes in the “Buckwheat” mode. You can also use “Milk porridge” or another suitable program.
The above recipe does not use sugar as the dried fruit already adds enough sweetness. But if it’s not enough for you, you can sweeten the finished porridge a little.
Cooking with cheese in a slow cooker
Required Products:
- stick of butter;
- 0.15 kg of corn grits;
- 0.7 liters of milk;
- salt to your taste;
- 100 grams of cheese.
Cooking process:
- Immediately turn on the device in the “Multi-cook” mode and set the temperature to 140 degrees.
- Pour the specified amount of milk into the bowl, wait for it to boil, add some salt and carefully add the cereal, stirring the contents.
- Cook the dish for about 30 minutes, then mix the porridge with grated cheese and butter until they are completely dissolved.
Corn porridge with milk and pumpkin
As a result of such a culinary experiment, a real autumn dish will appear on your table. The porridge turns out beautiful, appetizing and doubly healthy.
Required Products:
- 0.3 kg pumpkin;
- three glasses of milk;
- four tablespoons of sugar (or add to your taste);
- one glass of corn grits;
- 30 grams of butter.
Cooking process:
- Place the cereal in a bowl, cover with water and rinse well. Do this several times.
- Prepare the pumpkin: remove the skin, cut the pulp into small cubes and place in a multicooker bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients from the list there, mix and turn on the “Porridge” mode for 35 minutes.
How to cook for children for breakfast
All children will appreciate this porridge, even if they didn’t want to have a big breakfast in the morning.
Required Products:
- two spoons of sugar;
- approximately 50 grams of butter;
- three glasses of milk;
- half a glass of corn grits.
Cooking process:
- According to established tradition, be sure to rinse the cereal. Do this several times until the drained water becomes completely clear.
- Place the cereal in the multicooker bowl. If desired, you can pre-coat it a little butter or place a creamy piece on top of the porridge.
- Sprinkle the ingredients with sugar and pour required quantity milk and stir. Please note that the proportions are for a not too thick porridge. If you want the dish to have a thinner consistency, add more liquid.
- Turn on the multicooker for 35 minutes, setting the “Porridge” mode. Other programs are also suitable for cooking, for example, “Multi-cook”.
Subtleties of cooking in the multicooker "Redmont", "Polaris"
The proposed recipes are suitable for almost all types of multicookers, because, in fact, they have the same functions and programs. But still, to really get good dish, you need to know some of the subtleties and nuances of its preparation. After all, you are using technology that loves to present unexpected surprises.
- It will take 40 minutes to prepare porridge in the Redmont multicooker in the “Milk porridge” mode. You can simply lay out all the ingredients, wait for the end of the program and immediately start breakfast. You don't have to do any additional steps to get the porridge to the desired state.
- When using the Polaris multicooker, be prepared for the fact that after the program ends, the porridge may not yet be fully cooked. Usually the time is set to 25 minutes and the “Porridge” mode. But if the dish still seems a little raw, you will have to switch the mode to “Multi-cook” and keep the cereal in the bowl for another ten minutes.
Do not leave the porridge on the heat; it is better to immediately remove it from the bowl and place it on plates. Otherwise it will thicken and become hard.
- Regulate the amount of liquid. For example, for breakfast, especially for a child, the consistency of porridge should be liquid, which means at least four glasses of milk will be required. But if you are preparing the dish as a side dish, then it should be loose, so only three glasses of milk will be enough.
- Do not change the time that is set automatically by the device - the manufacturer has already calculated everything. By waiting the right period, you will get the perfect dish.
Try to cook corn porridge at least once, and it will definitely become part of your regular diet. The whole family will like the dish, because it is hearty, very healthy and also budget-friendly.
