Field Plot Porridge
Oats, cracked wheat, and split peas in one pot. A savory grain dinner that costs almost nothing.
- calories
- 680
- weight
- 5.8 oz
- cal / oz
- 117
- protein
- 22 g
- serves
- 1, scales
- prep
- 3 min
- cook
- 10 min
- total time
- 13 min
- water
- 600 ml boiled
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Dinner
- Canister stove
- Alcohol / Esbit
- Liquid fuel
- Backpacking
- Thru-hike
- Bikepacking
- Basecamp
- Winter / snow
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy free
- Nut free
- One pot
- Pre-mix at home
- Shelf stable
- Dump and stir
Ingredients
| Rolled oats | 1/2 cup | quick oats work, steel cut will not |
|---|---|---|
| Fine bulgur wheat | 1/3 cup | the #1 grind rehydrates without simmering |
| Instant split pea soup powder | 1/3 cup | or pea flour plus a bouillon cube |
| Vegetable bouillon | 1 cube | |
| Fried onions | 2 tbsp | the crispy kind from a can |
| Olive oil | 1 tbsp | dropper bottle |
| Black pepper and smoked paprika | 1/2 tsp |
Method
- Boil 600 ml of water and drop in the bouillon cube. Stir until it dissolves.
- Pour in the whole dry bag. Stir immediately or the pea powder clumps.
- Give it two minutes at a low boil, stirring so the oats do not scorch on the bottom.
- Kill the heat, lid it, and wait five minutes. The bulgur is doing the slow part.
- Pour the oil over the top and stir. Crumble the fried onions on last so they stay crisp.
Three cheap bulk grains, each covering a gap in the others. Oats thicken fast and go soft in minutes. Fine bulgur brings chew, so the pot does not turn into wallpaper paste. Split peas carry the protein and the savory weight that oats alone never have.
The fat matters more than it looks. Grains and legumes are almost all carbohydrate, and at 600 ml this is a lot of volume for the calories. The tablespoon of oil is a third of the dinner. Add it off the heat so it does not just cook off into the steam.
Packing
Oats, bulgur, pea powder, and spices go in one bag at home. Onions ride in their own bag or they go soft and lose the point. Oil stays in the bottle.
Variations
- A foil packet of tuna or a scoop of chicken adds 20 g of protein.
- Swap the paprika for curry powder and add a spoon of coconut milk powder.
- Cut the water to 450 ml and it eats like a pilaf instead of a porridge.
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