How to cook quinoa with water

The basic cooking of quinoa is simple and fast . It is necessary to count 80 g of dry quinoa per person approximately.

.Rinse the quinoa with a fine strainer.
.Pour into a saucepan and add 1.5 to 2 times its  volume of water , depending on whether you want it  "al dente" or cooked.
.Bring to a boil, lower the heat and cook for 10  minutes .
.Take off the heat and allow to swell for 5 minutes.

How to cook risotto risotto

It is also possible, as with rice, to cook quinoa risotto way .

.For 250 g of dry quinoa, prepare 1L of vegetable  broth .
.In a wok or casserole, place a drizzle of oil and  heat. Stir in the quinoa with a small ladle of broth.
.Let the quinoa absorb the broth and add a ladle of  broth again.
.Repeat as many times as necessary, the quinoa should  take 15-20 minutes to cook.

How to bake quinoa

Cooking baked quinoa would have the advantage of cooking it better than in a pot of water.

.In a baking dish, spread 320g of quinoa in the bottom  and cover with 900 ml of water.
.Salt and bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C / Th.6.
.Cook for about 50 minutes.

How to preserve quinoa?

To preserve the quinoa, it is better to place it in a glass jar, in a cupboard sheltered from the light. Flour and cream of quinoa are also stored in a glass jar, but in the refrigerator.

What to do with quinoa?

If some people find quinoa a little bland and sad, there are plenty of ways to cook it. To please the children, it can be declined fast-food way with quinoa nuggets . It can also be spiced and spiced up in a quinoa curry , tabouleh way in this quinoa salad ,

Salty muffins with quinoa
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