Quinoa can now be found in most grocery stores. Great! Now, how do you cook it? The first few times I cooked quinoa, Mr. Clementine told me it tasted like glue. After a few experiments, I decided to change my approach. Instead of cooking with plain water, cook the seeds (yes,
these are seeds not grains) in some sort of stock. I prefer to use vegetable stock. Some types of quinoa have to be rinsed prior to cooking. Look for the type that specifically states "no rinsing required".
Bring two cups of stock (vegetable, chicken, beef, your choice) to a boil, add one cup of quinoa. Turn the heat down to the lowest setting, cover the pot, and leave it alone for 20 minutes. Your quinoa will be ready once all of the liquid has been absorbed and there is an opaque ring around most of the seeds.
Serve as is or add all sorts of veggies.
Enjoy!
Quinoa can also be prepared as a sweet dish. Check back for that recipe.
