Swedish Christmas Porridge

Mix well cover and refrigerate overnight.

Swedish christmas porridge. Remove the pan from the heat. If you ve ever wanted to learn more about swedish culture i m going to walk you through some of my favorite traditions. Slowly drizzle in the cream of wheat whisking steadily as you do so to avoid lumps. Christmas swedish porridge julgrot christmas rice porridge julgrot is a part of a traditional swedish christmas eve supper.

Bring the mixture to a slow boil and simmer for 5 10 minutes to get the desired consistency stirring continuously to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pan. Even though sweden wasn t directly involved in the world wars the country still saw times of strict rations and restrictions on food. The secret to this delicious porridge is to steep the porridge oats in the milk in the fridge as leaving them overnight makes them lovely and soft so that they cook much quicker. Combine oats and cinnamon in a small bowl.

This swedish traditional christmas food made of rice is also called christmas porridge or santa s porridge. It started to become more common in the 18th century. Christmas swedishporridge julgrot 2 quarts water1 cup rice2 tablespoons butter1 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons granulated sugar5 cups milk1 blanched whole almondground cinnamon for sprinklinggranulated sugar for sprinklinggrated almonds for sprinklingcold milk for accompaniment. In the morning stir in grated apple and some more milk.

Called risengrød in denmark and risgrynsgröt in sweden rice porridge is served on christmas eve both to family members and traditionally as an offering to the nisse or tomte a beneficent but touchy household spirit. Come christmas eve and christmas day there are plenty of delectable sweets to eat snack platters to munch on and lots of spice eggnog. According to tradition an almond should be hidden in the rice pudding and whoever finds it should marry in the coming year. For foodies swedish christmas traditions are a dream come true.

This delicious dish has a clumpy consistency and is typically served with milk and cinnamon. In newspapers from the christmas of 1917 you can find suggestions for diluting sausages with cheaper ingredients and gathering. Cooking porridge is probably as old as farming but according to food historian jan öjvind swahn rice porridge is first mentioned in sweden in 1542 in malmö. They can also be made the night before and reheated gently in a pan on the hob.

A brief history of swedish christmas porridge. Risgrynsgröt swedish christmas rice porridge.