How to Make Savory Oatmeal, Two Ways

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + seasoning

Vegetable broth reduces sodium and calories.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier while canola is more affordable.

egg

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: none

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

ginger

🥗Healthier: none

💰Cheaper: none

Ginger is unique for flavor and health benefits.

Measure 1 cup of rolled oats and add it to a saucepan.

Add 1 and 1/4 cups of water to the saucepan.

Add 1 cup of 2% milk to the saucepan.

Add 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and give everything a quick stir.

Bring the liquids to a boil, then reduce the heat and stir the oatmeal.

Let the oatmeal simmer for 5 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes to prevent scalding.

Add 1/2 cup of grated pepper jack cheese to the oatmeal.

Add freshly ground black pepper and a few pinches of chili flakes, then mix everything together.

Fry an egg, trimming the egg whites for presentation if desired.

Dish up the cheesy oatmeal and top it with the fried egg, adding more ground pepper and toasted walnuts for texture, garnished with sliced scallion.

For the second version, measure 1 cup of rolled oats and add it to a saucepan.

Add 1 and 1/4 cups of water and 1 cup of 2% milk to the saucepan.

Reduce the salt slightly as soy sauce will be added later.

Bring the liquids to a boil, then let the oatmeal simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and 2 teaspoons of toasted sesame oil, mixing everything together.

Taste the oatmeal and add more soy sauce if desired.

Slice the Chinese sausage thinly and fry them in a skillet for a few minutes until browned.

Dish up the oatmeal and top it with a fried egg, adding the fried Chinese sausage and some scallion.

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