Crock Pot Goetta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 cups water
2 1/2 cups pinhead oats or 2 1/2 cups steel cut oats
3 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork or 1 lb pork sausage
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/4 teaspoon thyme
4 bay leaves
1/2 cup cornmeal (to thicken)

Preparation

Place water, oats, salt and pepper into the crock pot and mix well.
Cover and cook on high for 1 hour, stirring 2 or 3 times.
Add meats and break up well.
Add onion, sage, thyme and bay.
cook for 4 hours on low, stirring now and again.
Uncover and add cornmeal-stir well.
Cook uncovered for 30 minutes.
Turn out into 3 loaf pans, cool and chill in fridge.
When set turn out and freeze what you want.
Slice and fry in a little butter or oil until brown and crusty, but dont let them touch in the pan or they will run.