How to cook quinoa in a microwave
The standard way to cook quinoa is to cook in in boiling water.Instead of cooking in the traditional way you replace this method with doing it in your microwave. I used a 700 watt microwave oven on full power to prepare these instructions. You will need to adjust yor cooking times to suit your equipment.
Step one
Measure out one cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water. You can use any size of cup as long as you add double the amount of water.
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 the dish with the water and quinoa into your micro oven and cook for about 3 minutes. Remove it from your microwave and allow to rest for 1 minute. Stir the mixture and then place it back into the microwave for a further 3 minutes on full. You must let the quinoa stand for a minute or two to let it rest and absorb some more of the water.
Depending on the type of quinoa the water may not fully be absorbed by the quinoa in which case you will need to drain it of the excess before carrying on with your preparation.
The quinoa is now cooked and ready to eat. 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 well known flavour is still evident and quinoa cooked this way can be used in exactly the same way as quinoa cooked in the normal 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. Quinoa is better in some situations than others and in particlular it works well with stir fry dishes and salads. This is where it really comes into its own and prooves to be a versatile addition to your kithcen larder,
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