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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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04-26-2018, 02:31 PM | #6 | |
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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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