The standard way to cook quinoa is to cook in in boiling water.The microwave is used for cooking almost anything these days and quinoa is no exception. This set of instructions will work fine for a medium powered micro oven. Check the power of your microwave and increase or reduce the times accordingly.
Step one
Measure out one cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water. The size of cup doesn’t matter as long as the proprtions are 2 to 1.
Step two
Rinse the quinoa under cold water for half a minute to remove any impurities.
Step three
Put the water and the quinoa into a microwaveable dish and cover. Put this in your microwave and cook on full power for 3 minutes. Take out of the oven and let it stand for 1 minute. Give the quinoa a gentle stir while it is resting and then place it back in the microwave for a second three minute cooking time. When it is finished just put it to one side to rest and finish the cooking process. then you can move on to serve it.
Because of differences in the types of quinoa and also your model of oven there may be some residue water that you must drain before using the quinoa in your recipe.
Your quinoa is now ready to serve. The only difference I have observed in cooking quinoa in a microwave as opposed to cooking it the standard way is that is expands very slightly more and is a bit softer to the touch. The quinoa still tastes great and carries its distinctive flavour and feel. The crubchy tails also appear in the same way.
The simplest thing to do with quinoa is to add it as a side dish to a main meal instead of potatoes, rice or cous cous. Just serve it on the plate instead. The quinoa really works best however in salads and many stir fry dishes. This is where it really comes into its own and prooves to be a versatile addition to your kithcen larder,
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