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Mosh
Mosh: Guatemalan thin oat drink with milk and cinnamon
In Guatemalan homes, mosh is what a mother hands a child on a chilly highland morning in Quetzaltenango or Huehuetenango: rolled oats cooked long and thin with water, milk, cinnamon and sugar, so it's drunk from a mug rather than eaten with a spoon. The common mistake is making it too thick like porridge; it should pour easily, so keep adding hot milk or water as the oats swell. Chef's tip: whisk it hard for a minute at the end; it breaks up the oats and makes the drink smooth and frothy.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 ⅛ oz rolled oats
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 pinch salt
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Bring 1 ¾ cups water and 1 cinnamon stick to the boil, stir in 2 ⅛ oz rolled oats and 1 pinch salt and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring, until the oats are soft.
5 minStep 2: Pour in 2 cups whole milk and 3 tbsp sugar and simmer gently for 6–8 minutes more, stirring often, until creamy but still pourable. Add more milk if it gets thick.
8 minStep 3: Remove the cinnamon, whisk hard for a minute and serve hot in mugs.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does mosh take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 2 minutes to prepare and 13 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of rolled oats?
- Quick oats, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cinnamon stick?
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon per stick.
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