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How To Cook Quinoa In A Rice Cooker
Ingredientes
- 1 taza de La Quinoa - White, uncooked
- 2 taza de Agua fría - or broth
Opcional
- 1 cucharadita de Aceite de Coco
- ¼ cucharadita de Salt
Instrucciones para la impresión en alta definición
- Rub the rice cooker cavity bottom with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a sieve, add uncooked quinoa and rinse under cold water to remove any dust and impurities.
- Place the rinsed quinoa in the rice cooker, top with cold water, close the rice cooker lid, and push the rice cooker start button.
- If your rice cooker doesn't have a timer and doesn't stop by itself, set a timer.
- Cook White Quinoa for 15 minutes, Brown Quinoa for 18-19 minutes, or Black Quinoa for 20-21 minutes.
- When the timer stops, remove the lid let the steam evaporate then use a fork to fluff the quinoa.
- Transfer to a large 9-inch x 11-inch baking dish and cool down at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Almacenaje
- Store the quinoa for up to 4 days in a sealed container in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer. Thaw in the fridge the day before.
Notas
Nutrición
Why Should I Cook Quinoa In A Rice Cooker?
Of course, you can also cook quinoa in a instant pot or regular saucepan. But a rice cooker is pretty close to your saucepan, except it makes rice and quinoa perfect every time. It comes out not too wet, not too dry, and it never sticks to the bottom of the rice cooker.
How To Cook Quinoa In A Rice Cooker
So let me share with you how I make the best quinoa, perfectly cooked in a rice cooker.
Elección de ingredientes
- Raw White Quinoa – Red and black quinoa won’t cook at the same speed but use the same method and ratio of liquid to solid.
- Agua – You can also use vegetable stock for a different taste.
- Aceite de Oliva – Use extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil to grease the rice cooker bottom and side. This is optional, but the quinoa will come out to its best every time with this little trick.
Washing Quinoa
Quinoa is rich in saponins, a glycoside used by many plants as a natural pesticide that prevents insects from eating it. Because of that, it’s present mostly in the shell of the grain.
For most people, saponins are completely harmless and might just bring a slightly bitter or soapy taste (saponins have many soap-like properties, hence the same Latin root as the word “soap”). For a few people, it can lead to digestive sensitivity and leaky gut syndrome.
To remove saponins, the most effective way is to do the following:
- High-friction rinse: Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer, put it in a large pan full of water and rub the seeds with your hands. You should see soapy bubbles form, that’s the saponins coming off.
- Change the water in the pan and repeat until no foam forms.
- If you are very sensitive to saponins, you can optionally soak the seeds in hot water (140F/60C) for 5 to 10 minutes.
How Much Quinoa Do I Get With One Cup?
One cup of uncooked quinoa makes 3 cups of cooked quinoa.
How To Make Quinoa Taste Good
Quinoa has a strong earthy flavor that some people don’t appreciate. Before you cook quinoa, you can soak it in cold water for 3 hours. It removes some of its bitter flavors. Then, cook the quinoa in a flavored liquid like vegetable broth or add tomato paste or seasoning to your water.
You can also stir quinoa with a flavorsome salad dressing or add quinoa into a sauce-based recipe like in my Vegan Spaghetti Squash With Alfredo Sauce.
Best Meals For Quinoa
Quinoa is delicious as a higher-protein and high-fiber side swap to jasmine coconut rice.
The recipes below marry very well with quinoa as a side:
Preguntas frecuentes
Below are the most common questions about cooking quinoa in a rice cooker.
Yes, brown or red quinoa will cook with the same instructions. They just require a slightly different cooking time.
You can add a pinch of salt and pepper, or stir in some dry spices like 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, paprika, or Italian seasoning.
All quinoa colors are very healthy grains, but red quinoa has a slightly stronger nutritional profile with more antioxidants.
The best of all quinoa colors is red, but between brown and white, the healthiest option is brown.
However, even white quinoa is a very healthy choice.
Quinoa is a complete protein, meaning it includes all the essential amino acids. This makes it a very useful ingredient on a vegan diet.
It’s also richer in fiber, protein, and antioxidants than rice.
It’s not necessary to soak quinoa but doing so makes it easier to digest and helps remove the bitter flavors.
Quinoa contains many anti-inflammatory phytochemicals (fuente), so it could help combat inflammation.
The essential step to reduce the bitterness of quinoa is to rinse it before cooking it. You can also let it soak for a few hours to have almost no bitterness.
More Quinoa Recipes
If you like to use quinoa in your recipes, try some of my recipes with Quinoa!
I just wanted to clarify when you say 1 cup of quinoa, is that using a measuring cup or the little plastic cup that comes with the rice cooker?
2nd question, when adding water to the rice cooker…how much? Is it a 1 to 1 rice cup ratio or should the liquid be just above the quinoa in the cooker. Thank you. I have tried making quinoa before and messed it up every time. Would like to get this right.
Cups refer to American standard cups. You need 2 cups cold water for 1 cup quinoa as written in the recipe above.
Can vegetable oil be used to grease the liner? I don’t have coconut or olive oil on hand right now.
Of course, it will work.
Ow thank you so much, I’ve always disliked preparing qunioa because it sticks so much. I was anxious when I started the recipe but it just worked!