Refresco de Avena

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2010

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Oat Cuisine II

Recipe categories: Oats,

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Total Time:: 1 hr 5 min
Prep: 5 min
Inactive: 1 hr 0 min

Yield:: 4 (8-ounce) servings

Level:: Easy

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Ingredients

1/2 cup piloncillo sugar, grated
1 quart warm water
2 ounces old fashioned rolled oats, not instant
1 small lime, peeled, body halved and reserved
1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds, optional

Directions

Dissolve the sugar in the water in a large container. Steep the oatmeal, lime peel, and cardamom, if using, in the sugar water for 1 hour. Strain and serve over ice with a squeeze of lime juice.

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By carefreedouglas

on July 15, 2011
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My husband and I are not originally from the South like Alton so I used 1/2 the sugar. We found it worked out well. Now we make it a few times a week. We have tried it with true cinnamon and enjoy it chilled. My cousins from the former Panama Canal Zone love it, and say they used to call it Fresco Avena for short, and apart from not quite sweet as they remember, were so thrilled when I served it to them at our family BBQ.

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By Madhungry

detroit, MI

on April 06, 2011
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It is very tasty,,, Not sure why Alton says it is good for you? That type of sugar is really hard. It breaks down real well using a meat mallet,

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By big_daddy_marle...

Cherokee, NC

on January 17, 2011
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A nice way to get away from the soda pop! I have tried this several times, each time changing the optional "spice", cinnamon being a rather tasty option.

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