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04-26-2018, 10:33 AM | #1 |
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All About Quinoa
I recently ordered a quinoa dish in a restaurant. I was a little scared to try it because whenever I've made quinoa at home I haven't liked it. But it was delicious!!! So please tell me all of your tricks and tips and recipes for making delicious quinoa.
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04-26-2018, 11:12 AM | #2 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
We are not big quinoa fans here. Every recipe I have tried everyone had either disliked it or just thought it was eh.
BUT I did find that if I cook it and then use it as a cold ingredient on top of salads its a huge hit. The bonus is I can make a big thing of it (I cook it in my rice cooker) and then just scoop it out for salads all week long. So that's my one quinoa tip! Otherwise I am just following along to hear what others say.
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04-26-2018, 11:52 AM | #3 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I adore quinoa. My first tip is to brown until it’s really popping to remove the outer shell. That’s changed our entire feeling about quinoa.
I love Mexican /cilantro quinoa w corn and black beans (although I often eliminate beams cuz I cannot tolerate. I also love plain buttered and salted quinoa Now I’m wanting quinoa
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04-26-2018, 12:26 PM | #4 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
One tip I found was that you have to really rinse quinoa grains. If you skip the pre rinse before cooking, it has a very bitter taste. If you wash away the tannins, it is about like rice to me. I have not been adventurous cooking it yet, so if anyone has a really good quinoa patty recipe, I would love to copy it. (The ones I buy as a great are over a $1 per patty. I love them for breakfast with melted cheese and an egg on top......if I am really hungry, I will make a sandwich with it.
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04-26-2018, 01:09 PM | #5 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
So wait, you brown the quinoa and then cook it in water or broth?
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Re: All About Quinoa
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Personally, I find quinoa too much work because it's so tiny, it's hard to rinse it without losing a lot. I have a rice strainer so that helps. I love quinoa on top of a salad and I love quinoa salad (kind of like cowboy caviar with quinoa added) but I rarely make it. Details, please! |
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04-26-2018, 02:49 PM | #7 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
How do you brown it? I have a hard time picturing wet well rinsed quinoa browning well.
oops guess I should have refreshed before I asked a question they already asked
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04-26-2018, 04:07 PM | #8 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I have not browned it. I take the grains out of the jar and put it in my tea strainer (I have a 2 cup strainer) I then run water through it and to finish it off, I rinse it in my filtered water and let it drip for a few minutes. I then just boil it like you do rice to cook it.
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04-26-2018, 04:38 PM | #10 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/3-f...SABEgKl-vD_BwE
This is similar to what I have. (I have had it for years and it is a fine grain stainless strainer.) Some are larger andyou can't use for tiny grains. Amaranth is much smaller than the Quinoa. |
04-26-2018, 05:12 PM | #11 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
At the restaurant my quinoa was mixed with brown rice. Can they cook at the same time in the same pan or separately?
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04-26-2018, 05:51 PM | #12 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
When I cook rice, it is about 20 minutes. Quinoa is about 16. I guess you could try cooking a small amount together. Maybe have the rice cooking for about 5 min and then adding in the quinoa for the rest of the time needed.
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04-26-2018, 08:48 PM | #13 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
We have odd ball taste buds here! I never rinse our quinoa. I just use 1 C quinoa to 2 C liquid. Three minutes in my instant pot. The kids eat it was salt and pepper. . Or soy sauce.
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04-27-2018, 06:11 AM | #14 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
I like to use broth instead of water for better flavor. No one in my family likes it much on its own, but I don't get complaints when I mix it with other ingredients.
I keep meaning to buy a mesh strainer, but i don't lose many grains when I use my hand to slowly let the water drain out of the bowl I've rinsed it in.
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04-27-2018, 08:04 AM | #15 |
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Re: All About Quinoa
To brown quinoa:
Put dry quinoa in pan, heat on medium. When begins to pop stir about a minute. Stir constantly to avoid burning. When popping slows down, add water (or broth) and cook as usual. Usually the liquid boils very quickly after browning. I don’t Bother rinsing ever since changing to this method. It also has a richer flavor from browning.
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