1<!DOCTYPE html>23<html lang="en">4 <head>5 <meta charset="UTF-8" />6 <title>Oatmeal as Rice Porridge</title>7 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />8 </head>9 <body>10 <article>11 <header>12 <h1>Oatmeal as Rice Porridge</h1>13 </header>1415 <section>16 <h2>Ingredients</h2>17 <ul>18 <li>1/2 cup rolled oats</li>19 <li>1 cup water</li>20 <li>1/2 tsp Szechuan peppercorn oil</li>21 <li>1 Tbsp soy sauce</li>22 <li>1 tsp black bean chili sauce</li>23 <li>1 tsp toasted sesame oil</li>24 </ul>25 </section>2627 <section>28 <h2>Optional Additions</h2>29 <ul>30 <li>Fried egg</li>31 <li>Shiitake mushrooms (see notes)</li>32 <li>Shredded nori</li>33 <li>Scallions</li>34 <li>Sesame seeds</li>35 </ul>36 </section>3738 <section>39 <h2>Directions</h2>40 <ul>41 <li>Combine oats and water over medium heat and bring to a boil.</li>42 <li>Reduce heat and stir occasionally.</li>43 <li>44 While the oatmeal cooks, grind and quickly fry Szechuan peppercorns in 1 Tbs oil over medium heat for maybe 30 seconds.45 The aroma should be mildly fruity. Add to the oatmeal immediately.46 </li>47 <li>When the oatmeal is mostly cooked, add the soy sauce and stir thoroughly.</li>48 <li>When the oatmeal is fully cooked, turn off the heat and add the bean paste and toasted sesame oil, stirring thoroughly.</li>49 </ul>50 </section>5152 <section>53 <h2>Commentary</h2>54 <ul>55 <li>At higher scales, reduce water slightly to make up for the larger relative quantity of soy sauce.</li>56 <li>57 When using dried shiitake mushrooms, instead of combining water and oats immediately, add the mushrooms first and bring to a boil.58 When mushrooms are mostly rehydrated, add oats and cook as normal.59 It might try to boil over at this point so watch out.60 </li>61 </ul>62 </section>63 </article>64 </body>65</html>