Amaranth

enterdanger

So, I ran out of quinoa and figured I'd pick some up at the farmers market. Wow. Quinoa has gotten mad expensive. So, I bought Amaranth instead. I've heard it's just as nutritionally dense. But...I've never cooked it. I looked at pinterest and there were quite a few sweet amaranth recipes and breakfast stuff using it, but I didn't see much savory recipes.

Anyone here cook with Amaranth? Do I need to pop it? I read some recipes that said to pop it like pop corn first.

Thanks.

rosebarnalice

I either boil it like rice (3 parts water 1 part amaranth) for about 20 minutes or soak it in water overnight and then microwave it for about 3 minutes. It's a fairly hard grain, so I found I prefer the set and soak method.

mjwarbeck

Just boil it in water with a little salt or whatever you want to flavour it with. I'll often use a combination of red quinoa and amaranth as a pilaf or in soups etc...

Of course, this is for the grain itself. You can find the leaves in many Asian grocers and you'd treat these as you would any other asian green.

minniestar55

rosebarnalice wrote: »

I either boil it like rice (3 parts water 1 part amaranth) for about 20 minutes or soak it in water overnight and then microwave it for about 3 minutes. It's a fairly hard grain, so I found I prefer the set and soak method.

What ratio do you use of amaranth to water for the soaking method? I have a bag I bought a while ago, to make some porridge, but don't know how much water to use.

enterdanger

I'd like to know too. I did try the popping it like popcorn and it was just unimpressive. I hope the grains get bigger when I boil it. This might not be my favorite ancient grain. But, you never know until you try.