Crumbly Smolensk-Groat Kasha with Currants
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- stakans Smolensk groats
- штук eggs
- stakans water or milk
- funt butter
- stakan currants (Corinth raisins)
- кусков sugar
- ложечка cinnamon
- штук egg yolks (for optional sauce)
Instructions
- Rub 2 glasses groats with 2 eggs, dry, and sieve so grains separate.
- Boil 2½ glasses water/milk with butter and salt; add groats, stir over high heat 5 min, then covered on low heat 10 min.
- Stir out lumps; add currants, sugar, cinnamon and butter; bake 20–30 min, stirring to brown evenly.
- Serve dusted with sugar and syrup, or with cream or a cold yolk-cream sauce.