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. This set of instructions will work fine for a medium powered micro oven. 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. Allow the quinoa to sit in the dish with the water for about a minute before doing the next step. Gently mix the mixture up a bit and then return it to the micro oven for a second cooking period of 3 minutes. You must let the quinoa stand for a minute or two to let it rest and absorb some more of the water.
The conditions in a microwave oven are different to cooking on the hob and ther may be some water not absorbed. Simply drain this off.
You can now serve and enjoy your quinoa. 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.
By far the easiest way to put quinoa on your plate is to just serve it as is straight from cooking without any extras. 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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