How To Cook Quinoa
Ever wonder what does quinoa taste like? It's a delicious highly nutritious seed that you are going to want to add to your dinner menus. It's easy to cook perfect quinoa with these tips and instructions.
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa any variety, white, red, or black
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 3/4 cups water Can use vegetable broth or chicken broth if you prefer.
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer. Rinse quinoa thoroughly under cool, running tap water. Stir the quinoa around with your hands while rinsing to help remove the saponins coating. Drain.
- Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Next, add the drained quinoa and cook, constantly stirring, to let the water evaporate and toast the quinoa. This should take about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the water or broth and add salt. Bring to a rolling boil.
- Once quinoa is at a full boil, turn the heat down to the lowest setting. Cover and continue to cook quinoa for 15 minutes.
- Next, remove the pot from heat, leaving the lid on let stand for 5 more minutes. For best results, don't peek.
- Uncover, fluff the quinoa gently with a fork and serve. Note* If any liquid remains in the bottom of the pan or if the quinoa is still a bit crunchy, return the pot to low heat and cook, covered, for another 5 minutes, until all the water has been absorbed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 12gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 596mgPotassium: 479mgFiber: 6gVitamin A: 12IUCalcium: 47mgIron: 4mg
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