Have
you ever made oatmeal and as it cools it set up?Then
you can slice it with a knife.
Well
this is the concept but you simmer it for
several hours with meat , onions and spices.Then
you cool it and slice it in a patty and fry it .
It
is great by itself or with eggs for breakfast or with a salad
for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients:
1
lb. ground Beef
1 lb. ground Pork , or pork sausage
8 cups water
3 cups pinhead or Steel cut oats.
1 large onion sliced
1 to 4 bay leaves (optional)
3 teaspoons salt
pinch of pepper
Directions:
1. In a large pot bring to boil the oats, salt and pepper
and the water. turn down , cover and simmer for 2 hours.
2.
Add the meat , onions and spices , cover and cook for another
hour, stirring ever so often.
Take a little dab about 1/4 cup and place it in a dish in the fridge or freezer to cool to see if it sets up. If not then cook another 30- 60 minutes.
3.
Pour the mixture in a pan and let it cool. Refrigerate until
ready to use.
4.
Now turn loafs out , make slices and fry until browned in
a bit of butter or oil.
1.
CrockPot Method
Heat the Water first in the Slow Cooker. with the salt and
Pepper.
2. Add the oats and cook on high for 1 and 1/2 hours
3.
Add the meat, onions and spices and cook covered for 3 hours
more on low. If thick enough then uncover and cook a bit more
until thick.
Take a little dab about 1/4 cup and place it in a dish in the fridge or freezer to cool to see if it sets up. If not then cook another 30- 60 minutes. 4.
Follow instructions 3 and 4 of the regular method.
IF you don't belive me that Goetta is a great, did you know
there is a Goetta festival in Cincinnati, Ohio . Here you
can play games with Goetta and try Goetta in many different
ways.
This works well on Pizza, or in Burritos
I guess you
could really call it fusion food.
Here is a link to a Goettafest
held in Cincinatti
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Also
there is a whole web site dedicated to Goetta . there you
can learn about Goetta history , take a Goetta quiz and even
buy a Goetta T shirt
.and of course you can order some
Goetta.
http://www.goetta.com
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