[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Quinoa (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/26/2013 9:29:23 AM EDT
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Been trying to eat better lately and try new things.
The first time I made it I just boiled it and ate it plain with a bit of salt, which wasn't bad, but kind of plain. Anybody have any suggestions for spicing this stuff up a bit and still keeping it healthy. |
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Been trying to eat better lately and try new things. The first time I made it I just boiled it and ate it plain with a bit of salt, which wasn't bad, but kind of plain. Anybody have any suggestions for spicing this stuff up a bit and still keeping it healthy. If you know how to make risotto, just substitute quinoa for rice, and cook as you normally would. Throw in some porcini & parmesan at the end, delicious. |
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What is that, a loofa? 
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I put a bullion cube in the water as it heats. Sometimes, some moderate or sweet curry powder. I keep it plain enough to add with other meals throughout the week. It microwaves back up fine, you don't have to nuke the crap out of it to get it to soften like rice. Edit: Also, if you are the type to use the ramen noodles and not all of or any of the flavor pack, that works well too. |
| There are some variants that are mixed with brown rice, and that is pretty good. There are a bunch of recipes out there for it as well. My wife makes some cakes with tasty sauce that goes with. A good meal with some asparagus. We've also tried a lemony mix you eat cold. It's pretty decent. There are cookbooks dedicated to it. |
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Quinoa + sliced green onions + cilantro + halved cherry tomatoes + feta + about 1/4 cup olive oil + salt + pepper + cumin + lime juice = pretty good side.
I make it with about 1 cup dry quinoa, and 1 1/2 cup water. Not sure how much cooked quinoa that is. ETA: quinoa and kale patties are pretty good too. ETA #2: maybe I use less than 1/4 oil. Not sure, I'd have to pour it out and measure it. Definitely not more though. I just do it my "feel". |
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Try this, it is amazing.
You need: - Quinoa, about a cup - Beef broth, about 2 1/2 32oz cartons - A package or two of sliced Shittake Mushrooms - Shredded Parmesan cheese - Creme fraiche - olive oil - Warm beef broth in separate pan and keep warm. - Place olive oil in another pan and sautee shittake mushrooms until golden brown. Remove and set aside when finished. - Place dry quinoa in the same pan that you sauteed the mushrooms in and let it soak up the remaining olive oil for a bit until it toasts a little. - Add about 1/2 a cup of hot beef broth at a time into the quinoa, stirring and allowing the quinoa soak up most of the broth each time until all the broth has been used. - Once all the beef broth has been absorbed and the quinoa is soft, stir in a bunch of Parmesan cheese and the Shittake mushrooms mix it around. - Remove from pan and place into serving container. Now drop in a few dollops of creme fraiche and mix well. - You can add salt, but the parmesan cheese is usually salty enough. - Serve and enjoy! :D |
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Rinse well before cooking or yes it will taste like bitter tree bark.
For a breakfast cereal, eat like oatmeal with almond/coconut milk and maple syrup. For lunch/dinner, mix with diced chicken, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, tad of apple cider vinegar, and Sriracha drizzle. As a side dish, mix in chopped apples, raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and a few teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. |
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Been trying to eat better lately and try new things. The first time I made it I just boiled it and ate it plain with a bit of salt, which wasn't bad, but kind of plain. Anybody have any suggestions for spicing this stuff up a bit and still keeping it healthy. Use it in place of rice or pasta for rice or pasta dishes. Don't overcook it or it pretty much dissolves. Eta: f'ing autocorrect Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Rinse well before cooking or yes it will taste like bitter tree bark. For a breakfast cereal, eat like oatmeal with almond/coconut milk and maple syrup. For lunch/dinner, mix with diced chicken, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, tad of apple cider vinegar, and Sriracha drizzle. As a side dish, mix in chopped apples, raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and a few teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. This is the key. Made a big difference. I've cooked it in the rice cooker, but I think I need to add more water, because it seems like its a little dry. |
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Quinoa salad images
If you can't find something tasty here then you are beyond help. |
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Quoted: This is the key. Made a big difference. I've cooked it in the rice cooker, but I think I need to add more water, because it seems like its a little dry. Quoted: Quoted: Rinse well before cooking or yes it will taste like bitter tree bark. For a breakfast cereal, eat like oatmeal with almond/coconut milk and maple syrup. For lunch/dinner, mix with diced chicken, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, tad of apple cider vinegar, and Sriracha drizzle. As a side dish, mix in chopped apples, raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and a few teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. This is the key. Made a big difference. I've cooked it in the rice cooker, but I think I need to add more water, because it seems like its a little dry. Rice cookers go on temp. So, water boils away, temp rises, beeper goes off. Set it on warm and wait another 5 or 8 minutes. Then open and fluff.
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I never enjoyed having it as part of a lunch or dinner.
Started cooking it as a hot breakfast cereal and really enjoy it. Boiled, with a splash of milk and a scoop of brown sugar. I still prefer oatmeal, but the quinoa is a nice change of pace every now and then. |
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Best Quinoa recipe ever: 1 cup quinoa, dry 2 cups chicken stock 1 stalk celery 1 onion 2 large carrots Bring chicken stock to a boil, add quinoa. While it is cooking, sweat the celery, onion, and carrots in a large cast iron pan. Chop them finely and add to the quinoa. Simmer an additional 20 minutes. Take pot, dump in back yard, find car keys and drive to 5 guys for a burger.
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I really like this recipe, it involves Sriracha.
Pork fried Quinoa 1 C Quinoa 1.5 C cold water salt to taste 1 T vegetable oil Meat, I really like slow cooked shredded pork butt, ham works, chicken .5 C diced bell pepper .5 C chopped green onions 3 cloves minced garlic 1 T rice vinegar 1 T soy sauce 1 t to 1 T Sriracha 1 t sesame seed, optional Rinse quinoa in cold water for about 1 minute and drain well. Place in a saucepan and cover with 1 1/2 cup cold water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, until quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork and set aside. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ham, red bell pepper, and the white parts of the green onion until the ham begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Set chopped green onion tops aside. Add garlic, remove from heat, and stir until garlic becomes aromatic, 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in quinoa and return to stove over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, and sesame seeds. Garnish with reserved green onion tops. |
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I really like this recipe, it involves Sriracha. Pork fried Quinoa 1 C Quinoa 1.5 C cold water salt to taste 1 T vegetable oil Meat, I really like slow cooked shredded pork butt, ham works, chicken .5 C diced bell pepper .5 C chopped green onions 3 cloves minced garlic 1 T rice vinegar 1 T soy sauce 1 t to 1 T Sriracha 1 t sesame seed, optional Rinse quinoa in cold water for about 1 minute and drain well. Place in a saucepan and cover with 1 1/2 cup cold water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, until quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork and set aside. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ham, red bell pepper, and the white parts of the green onion until the ham begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Set chopped green onion tops aside. Add garlic, remove from heat, and stir until garlic becomes aromatic, 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in quinoa and return to stove over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, and sesame seeds. Garnish with reserved green onion tops. That sounds really good, I will be tying this soon |
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My wife has made it with chicken broth instead of water. It's better that way but I'm still not in love with the stuff. throw sauteed peppers and oinoins in there w/ it. And throw a good amount of cocconut butter/oil in there so its more substantial. it is rather plane, but very nutritious |
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Love it. We use it as a protein boost as we don't eat lots of meat We woman makes a quinoa /black bean /charred corn salad that is amazing. We usually cook it in the drippings of what we're cooking and always in a stock at least You'd have to keep me away from open flames with that recipe. |
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heres the deal folks, I've been eating paleo for a few months now and I'm seeing good results. quinoa is one of the things that is acceptable, so I've been doing some experimenting with it.
trick 1; cook in broth. Chicken or beef works, i prefer beef as i like the flavor better. trick 2; add veggies. I LOVE mushrooms, so i slice white, crimini, or baby bellas and boil in the broth with the quinoa. trick 3; add other flavors you like, fresh is better. I like spicy, so i will quite often add red pepper, either ground or flakes or fresh if i happen to have purchased them. another of my preferences is garlic. I just press a clove of garlic into the concoction of beef both, quinoa and mushrooms, and whatever else i put in there, mix it up and boil it all together. really just pick flavors you like and experiment with adding and mixing. cumin, black pepper, your favorite seasoning salt, there are a billion possibilities. hominids didn't come out of their caves magically one morning magically and start grunting about the tasty risotto they concocted. many of the common recipes we all take for granted today (that we can buy off the shelf at wallyworld for $1.50) took weeks or even years to develop initially ETA: also butter. I always drop in a table spoon or more. it makes an amazing difference in the flavor. |
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heres the deal folks, I've been eating paleo for a few months now and I'm seeing good results. quinoa is one of the things that is acceptable, so I've been doing some experimenting with it. trick 1; cook in broth. Chicken or beef works, i prefer beef as i like the flavor better. trick 2; add veggies. I LOVE mushrooms, so i slice white, crimini, or baby bellas and boil in the broth with the quinoa. trick 3; add other flavors you like, fresh is better. I like spicy, so i will quite often add red pepper, either ground or flakes or fresh if i happen to have purchased them. another of my preferences is garlic. I just press a clove of garlic into the concoction of beef both, quinoa and mushrooms, and whatever else i put in there, mix it up and boil it all together. really just pick flavors you like and experiment with adding and mixing. cumin, black pepper, your favorite seasoning salt, there are a billion possibilities. hominids didn't come out of their caves magically one morning magically and start grunting about the tasty risotto they concocted. many of the common recipes we all take for granted today (that we can buy off the shelf at wallyworld for $1.50) took weeks or even years to develop initially Quinoa isn't considered paleo by most practitioners. The saponins are a big sticking point as well as it being a new world food. Just FYI. |
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Quinoa isn't considered paleo by most practitioners. The saponins are a big sticking point as well as it being a new world food. Just FYI. Quoted:
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heres the deal folks, I've been eating paleo for a few months now and I'm seeing good results. quinoa is one of the things that is acceptable, so I've been doing some experimenting with it. trick 1; cook in broth. Chicken or beef works, i prefer beef as i like the flavor better. trick 2; add veggies. I LOVE mushrooms, so i slice white, crimini, or baby bellas and boil in the broth with the quinoa. trick 3; add other flavors you like, fresh is better. I like spicy, so i will quite often add red pepper, either ground or flakes or fresh if i happen to have purchased them. another of my preferences is garlic. I just press a clove of garlic into the concoction of beef both, quinoa and mushrooms, and whatever else i put in there, mix it up and boil it all together. really just pick flavors you like and experiment with adding and mixing. cumin, black pepper, your favorite seasoning salt, there are a billion possibilities. hominids didn't come out of their caves magically one morning magically and start grunting about the tasty risotto they concocted. many of the common recipes we all take for granted today (that we can buy off the shelf at wallyworld for $1.50) took weeks or even years to develop initially Quinoa isn't considered paleo by most practitioners. The saponins are a big sticking point as well as it being a new world food. Just FYI. There is a lot of debate about a lot of things; rice, alcohol, and dairy to name a few. I just try to think of things I might eat if i were surviving in the wild and found or killed them. |