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Spiced Buttermilk Oatmeal with Dried Fruit and Pecans

Spices including cardamom, star anise, and ginger jazz up a morning oatmeal.
From: Saveur SERVES 4-6

3 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 cup steel-cut oats
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground green cardamom
¼ tsp. ground star anise
1” piece ginger, peeled and mashed into a paste
½ tsp. kosher salt
¾ cup buttermilk
¼ cup whole milk
1 tbsp. honey
1 cup mixed dried fruit, such as apricots, dates, and prunes, roughly chopped
½ cup roughly chopped pecans, lightly toasted
Orange marmalade or raspberry jam, for serving (optional)

Melt butter in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oats, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, and ginger; cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and oats are slightly toasted, 2–3 minutes. Stir in salt and 3 cups water; boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until oatmeal is tender, about 25 minutes. Add buttermilk and whole milk; simmer until oatmeal is slightly thickened, 8–10 minutes. Stir in honey. Serve with dried fruit and pecans and, if you like, a swirl of marmalade.