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The standard way to cook quinoa is to cook in in boiling water.The microwave is used for Cooking almost anything these days and quinoa is no exception. I used a 700 watt microwave oven on full power to prepare these instructions. Different microwave ovens will need longer or shorter Cooking times to get the right results.

Step one

Measure out one cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water. The size of cup doesn’t matter as long as the proprtions are 2 to 1.

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 this in your microwave and cook on full power for 3 minutes. Remove it from your microwave and allow to rest for 1 minute. Mix up the quinoa in the water with a spoon before putting it back into your microwave oven for a second time for three minutes. The quinoa needs to stand on the kitchen counter for 2 or 3 minutes to finish Cooking.

Because of differences in the types of quinoa and also your model of oven there may be some residue water that you must drain before using the quinoa in your recipe.

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 superb taste of quinoa is still there and it is easily used in all your best recipes.

You will find that quinoa is a great substitute for potatoes and rice and can be served up as a side dish to almost any main meal. Just serve it on the plate instead. The quinoa really works best however in salads and many stir fry dishes. This is where it really comes into its own and prooves to be a versatile addition to your kithcen larder,

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Posted on Saturday, November 15th, 2008 at 2:35 am and is filed under Cooking.
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