Easy Quinoa Recipe
Quinoa is a light, fluffy grain with a slight nutty flavor. High in protein, quinoa is a tasty alternative to rice or couscous and it's delicious served with chicken or fish.This recipe calls for half red quinoa and half plain quinoa. I like the way the blend of both colors looks on the plate. But you can use all red or all white if you prefer.
Quinoa (pronounced "KEEN-wah") should be rinsed thoroughly before cooking it, or it could have a bitter flavor. Finally, the recipe below uses the standard absorption cooking method, but you could also prepare quinoa using the pilaf method.
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- ½ cup plain (white) quinoa
- ½ cup red quinoa
- 1¼ cups chicken stock
- 2 Tbsp finely minced onion
- 2 Tbsp butter
- Kosher salt, to taste
Preparation:
- Rinse the uncooked quinoa in a mesh strainer under cold water for a minute.
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over low heat then add the minced onion and cook for a few minutes or until the onion is translucent.
- Add the stock, salt to taste and bring to a boil. Slowly stir in the quinoa and lower heat to a very low simmer.
- Cover tightly and cook for about 20 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed. The tiny germ will uncoil from the quinoa seed when it is fully cooked.
- Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for five minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve right away.
