Can You cook quinoa in a microwave

How to cook quinoa in a microwave

The standard way to cook quinoa is to cook in in boiling water.Instead of cooking in the traditional way you replace this method with doing it in your microwave. 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 this in your microwave and cook on full power for 3 minutes. Take out of the oven and let it stand for 1 minute. Give the quinoa a gentle stir while it is resting and then place it back in the microwave for a second three minute cooking time. You must let the quinoa stand for a minute or two to let it rest and absorb some more of the water.

Note: Using this method the water doesn’t always fully absorb into the quinoa and you will have to drain it before serving.

Your quinoa is now ready to serve. 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 results of cooking quinoa this way are just as good as using the standard method.

The simplest thing to do with quinoa is to add it as a side dish to a main meal instead of potatoes, rice or cous cous. Just serve it on the plate instead. Quinoa is better in some situations than others and in particlular it works well with stir fry dishes and salads. This is where it really comes into its own and prooves to be a versatile addition to your kithcen larder,