Cooking and eating Quinoa

lorilynne66

I don't know how to cook this or how it tastes...info please!!!

now_or_never13

It's hard to describe how it tastes. I find it doesn't taste like much iteself. Kinda like rice.

When I cook it I normally will use 1/4 cup quinoa and 1/4 cup water with two or three cubes of my homemade vegetable stock (works out to about 1/2 cup liquid). I boil it in a pot and once the water is gone I add in a tbsp or two of buffalo sauce and mix in cooked, chopped green peppers, broccoli and carrots. Such a great little meal!

Other than that I often mix it half quinoa and half rice... cook like rice. I use it as a base for stir frys... I mix it with some chopped up veggies and stuff a pepper with it. I have also used it as a base for sloppy joes... cook it and press it into a circle mold. Let cool than fry in a pan. Top with sloppy joe mixture. I use this for myself along with TVP than regular for my husband.

annepage

Rinse it thoroughly before cooking. It has saponin as a defense purpose against insects, which results in bitter tasting quinoa if you do not rinse it. You can cook it on the stove top or a rice cooker if you have it. I generally cover it with an inch or so of water and add from there to keep it from getting dry.

aepdx

Check it out!:

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/basic-quinoa.php

Cooking quinoa or bulgar wheat is quicker than cooking brown rice, so I cook them a lot. I just use a variety of spices depending on my mood. A little bit of coconut milk is always good too.

DanielleJoy129

The good thing about quinoa is that it takes on the taste of whatever you cook it with.

My favorite ways to eat quinoa are:

For Breakfast: I make it with some cinnamon, brown sugar, sliced strawberries etc. and it tastes like
really yummy oatmeal!

For Dinner: Add pepper, oregano, thyme, a little Worcester sauce, and it tastes like risotto (kinda lol).

The point is, the texture is really nice, and you can mess with the flavor to make it a side dish to anything.

shellma00

The good thing about quinoa is that it takes on the taste of whatever you cook it with.

My favorite ways to eat quinoa are:

For Breakfast: I make it with some cinnamon, brown sugar, sliced strawberries etc. and it tastes like
really yummy oatmeal!

For Dinner: Add pepper, oregano, thyme, a little Worcester sauce, and it tastes like risotto (kinda lol).

The point is, the texture is really nice, and you can mess with the flavor to make it a side dish to anything.

The Cinnamon, Brown Sugar and Strawberries sounds yummy!!

karllundy

I cook it with chicken stock and garlic as a side with chicken breast. Or, I make it with water and add onion, tomato and garlic with a little olive oil...can eat it hot or cold like a "salad".

natashalh1998

I have wanted to try it but didn't know how or what to cook it with. Thanks for the ideas.

jmc0806

I just eat it with some hot sauce. You can cook it right in a rice cooker using the white rice setting

theshow4jsu

I usually cook it in a 2-1 ratio with water and a pinch of salt. I like it with pintos. Goes really well with them.

Smash323

The first time I made quinoa, I prepared it simply with just water, and then used it as an ingredient in a quinoa-egg-cheese-spinach cup, which I baked in muffin tins for convenience. I found it to have a very slight nutty or earthy flavor when I tasted it before adding it to the egg mixture, which after baking brought that flavor out a little more.

For Dinner: Add pepper, oregano, thyme, a little Worcester sauce, and it tastes like risotto (kinda lol).

^^Yes!

I've been meaning to cook quinoa the same way I make risotto to see how it tastes. I usually do chicken stock, garlic, cracked pepper, oregano, basil, any other Italian seasonings that call out to me that day, and in the last 10 minute I add a tablespoon of grated parmesan. I'm going to try it now that I know someone has tested the waters!

I've also wondered if you could use quinoa in cous cous, which I have only made a couple of times from a box. It seems like a good fit with the flavors.